The August Third Primary is next week and it's something the Missouri Delegates are talking about at the Democratic National Convention. KSMU's Missy Shelton reports from Boston. THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS DIVIDED GOING INTO THE PRIMARY FOR GOVERNOR.
STATE AUDITOR CLAIRE MC-CASKILL IS CHALLENGING THE INCUMBENT BOB HOLDEN.
AT THE MISSOURI DELEGATES' MORNING MEETING IN BOSTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL JAY NIXON REMINDED EVERYONE THAT NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, THE PARTY NEEDS TO COME TOGETHER AFTER THE PRIMARY.
HE ENCOURAGED THE DELEGATES TO FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE SET BY THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS WHO SPOKE AT THE CONVENTION TUESDAY NIGHT IN SUPPORT OF THEIR FORMER RIVAL JOHN KERRY.
NIXON SAYS THE DEMOCRATS SHOULD LEARN FROM WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST TO THE REPUBLICANS IN MISSOURI WHEN THEY'VE HAD HOTLY CONTESTED PRIMARIES.
BUT THE DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED THIS WEEK AT THE NATIONAL CONVENTION BY SOME SUPPORTERS OF CLAIRE MC-CASKILL HAVEN'T ENCOURAGED UNITY.
REGI BUMGARNER IS A DELEGATE FROM FORDLAND, MISSOURI AND A MC-CASKILL SUPPORTER.
THE MISSOURI DEMOCRATIC PARTY ASSIGNED HIM AND HIS WIFE LEESA, ALONG WITH SOME OTHER MC-CASKILL SUPPORTERS TO A HOTEL AWAY FROM THE REST OF DELEGATES THAT'S LOCATED OUTSIDE BOSTON.
LEESA BUMGARNER SAYS SHE FEELS IT'S A WAY FOR THE PARTY TO SNUB MC-CASKILL SUPPORTERS.
IN ADDITION TO THE INCONVENIENT LOCATION, LEESA SAYS SHE AND HER HUSBAND HAVE NOT GOTTEN SHUTTLE SERVICE TO AND FROM THE FLEET CENTER FOR THE CONVENTION, SOMETHING LEESA SAYS THE MISSOURI DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAD PROMISED TO PROVIDE.
RICK JOHNSON IS THE TOP DEMOCRAT IN THE MISSOURI HOUSE AND A SUPPORTER OF GOVERNOR BOB HOLDEN.
JOHNSON SAYS HE BELIEVES THAT NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS AUGUST THIRD, THE PARTY WILL COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THE WINNER.
THAT WAS ATTORNEY GENERAL JAY NIXON ONCE AGAIN'HE WAS REMINDING DEMOCRATS TO RALLY TOGETHER AFTER NEXT WEEK'S PRIMARY, WHICH WILL DETERMINE WHO THE PARTY RUNS AGAINST THE LIKELY REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR SECRETARY OF STATE MATT BLUNT.
THE BUMGARNERS SAY IF GOVERNOR BOB HOLDEN WINS ON AUGUST THIRD, THEY WILL SUPPORT HIM.