An Interesting Note About a Sarah Steelman and Jim Talent Battle for the United States Senate

David Catanese left an interesting piece of information on the KY3 Political Notebook blog just months before he left for the Politico. He noted a conversation between Sarah Steelman and Jim Talent over sushi somewhere in Rolla, Missouri. From the conversation, Steelman told Talent she would back out of a Senate race rather than run against him, of course it was for the 2010 race.

In early May, former Senator Jim Talent drove down to Rolla to lunch with Sarah Steelman about the 2010 campaign and the future of their party.

Over sushi at Kyoto on Bishop Avenue, Steelman and Talent conversed for a few minutes about how best to rebuild and rebrand the wounded G.O.P before the former state Treasurer made a surprising proposition.

"If you run, I'll support you and step aside," Steelman said to Talent, according to a source who paraphrased the conversation and stressed the move was genuine. "You're the right kind of candidate," Steelman went on.

The right kind of candidate? So will this conversation mean anything in 2011 or 2012? Surely, Talent hasn't done anything to tarnish his image in just over a year has he? He got kudos from me when I heard him speak earlier this year.

Of course, this may be all trivial. I believe Sarah Steelman is the chosen one, which is why she is already being courted by numerous GOP members and conservative organizations. What seemed like a sure thing with Jim Talent has him on the fence like Steelman was in 2009. Missouri Political News reported sources are saying Talent is now 50/50 on whether he will run or not, so bringing this up may be a moot point.