Experts say candidate seeks media exposure.
At this late stage of a tight presidential contest, every campaign stop is scheduled with a clear sense of strategy in mind. Asked why Columbia made George W. Bush s short list, two MU political science professors arrived at the same conclusion. If you re on the air you will do better than if your campaign is dark. Without prompting, Rick Hardy, a former Republican Congressional candidate and faculty member at MU, came up with the same answer. The Columbia-Jeff City market, and obviously some people probably from the St. Louis and Kansas City markets.