Show-Me Ashcroft Name Recognition Advantage Fading

Sadly, even a so-called "nepo baby" isn't assured victory during a tough campaign season. 

Accordingly, here's a glimpse that legacy isn't enough to win the hearts & minds of red state voters frustrated with the status quo . . . Check-it . . . 

Ashcroft’s son, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, has enjoyed a polling lead in the GOP primary in large part due to inherited name recognition. “Ashcroft has a great name with his father holding so many offices in the state and then serving as U.S. attorney general,” says Ken Warren, a pollster at St. Louis University. “The Ashcroft name is quite legendary in Missouri, much like the Kennedy name in Massachusetts.”

"But name recognition alone may not be enough. What was once a sizable polling lead has dwindled ahead of the Aug. 6 primary, with the race now looking like a dead heat . . ."

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In Governor's Race, Missouri Republicans Play Name and Blame Games

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Republican candidates trade barbs in Missouri gubernatorial primary debate * Missouri Independent

Jay Ashcroft and sBill Eigel exchanged sharp attacks on each other and absent opponent Mike Kehoe at a Missouri gubernatorial primary debate.

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