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Democratic Governor Jay Nixon and Republican nominee Dave Spence met today in Columbia and pitched their respective platforms at a live forum.         

Republican gubernatorial candidate Dave Spence has begun running a TV ad linking Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to President Barack Obama.

The ad that began airing Tuesday criticizes the Democratic governor for implementing Obama's economic stimulus act in Missouri and shows pictures of Obama and Nixon together. Spence's ad claims that the stimulus has failed and that Missouri's economy is poor.

Nixon's campaign manager claimed Spence is running a "dishonest and desperate" campaign. Nixon asserts that Missouri's economy has been improving.

Missouri GOP candidates for statewide office are starting their fall campaigns with a call for teamwork among Republicans.

Regional news coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including:

• Missouri Farm Bureau endorses Akin and Spence
• Gov. Nixon appoints Charlie Shields to the State Board of Education
• New environmental concerns over an area north of St. Louis County