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And this time he's a Democrat

It's official: Nixon to run for governor in '08By Jo Mannies
POST-DISPATCH POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
11/10/2005

Missouri attorney general Jay Nixon
(Kelley McCall/AP)



Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon filed the paperwork Thursday to launch a 2008 campaign for governor, resolving any doubts about his desire to replace Gov. Matt Blunt.

"In this step, my focus is on the people of Missouri and our in bent governor," Nixon said in an interview with Post-Dispatch editorial writers and reporters. "I just think that the time is right."

Nixon, a Democrat, offered a scathing assessment about Blunt, a Republican who has been in office less than a year.