First Moscow Mitch hints that he’ll skip the Republican National Convention, and now this? Looks like Sen. David Perdue is fast becoming Sen. David Perdon’t. x Breaking: @sendavidperdue has undergone surgery to separate himself from Trump and is now airing ads in Georgia that don’t even MENTION Trump. No one has carried Trump’s water with more…
Category: ClaireMcCaskill
Former Sen. McCaskill on Ron Johnson: 'What an embarrassing tool!'
I’m a Wisconsin native who moved to the West Coast nearly five years ago, so I have some thoughts on Ron Johnson. I’ve always said that my fellow Wisconsinites’ rejecting the dedicated and brilliant Russ Feingold for Johnson felt a little like your mom divorcing your dad so she could date Carrot Top. It made no…
About That Upcoming Senate Vote On Weds…
Former Senator Claire McCaskill and Ari Melber of MSNBC provided some background on why Senate Republicans didn’t end the impeachment trial of Trump today. First up, McCaskill was texted by a senator that Trump demanded that the trial end NOW, NOW, NOW! And Trump true believers in the Senate pushed for this. However, not all…
Claire McCaskill Is Correct: ALL Power For Calling Witnesses In Trump Trial RESTS With Republicans.
I don’t agree with former Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill on a lot of things, but she was absolutely 100% correct on this score: Republicans have all the power when it comes to calling witnesses in the sham impeachment trial of Trump. McCaskill said the Media and even Democrats are falling into this narrative trap that…
Whether You Like Him Or Hate Him, Bernie Sanders Was Right About The Media and Insurers.
The number of dishonest players in the healthcare debate is really depressing, especially for someone like myself who is unemployed and without any health insurance. And although he is not my first choice, Senator Bernie Sanders was absolutely correct on the corruption surrounding the health care issue, especially to how complicit the Media is in…
Shorter Senator Bennet: We Will Have to Wait Years Before We Do Anything.
Does anyone seriously consider that Democrats are going to pick a SUPER majority in the U.S. Senate come 2020? That Democrats are doing to get up to 60 or more Senate seats? Really? But according to Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado, Democrats NEED to keep the filibuster because it will force us to gain a…
NPR Interview with Outgoing Senator Claire McCaskill.
I have some issues with outgoing Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill. Yes, I am definitely going to miss her vote in the Senate, especially now that the Republicans have a greater majority in that “august” body. But I have to nitpick on some of what she said in an NPR interview that I heard today while…
MO-Sen: Fox News Poll Shows A Tied Race Between Claire McCaskill (D) & Josh Hawley (R)
Here’s the latest news out of Missouri courtesy of the latest Fox News poll: The Missouri Senate race is a toss-up. Democratic incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill and her Republican challenger Josh Hawley tie at 43 percent apiece. Another four percent support another candidate, and nine percent are undecided. The race was also tied, 43-43 percent,…
Not Surprising the StL Post Dispatch Endorsed McCaskill. It is Surprising They Called Hawley a Liar.
Well, this is brutal… St. Louis Post Dispatch “This newspaper endorses McCaskill, 65, in the Nov. 6 election for U.S. Senate. We had expected a harder choice, but GOP candidate Josh Hawley, the state attorney general, has made it easier by undermining his own competitiveness with political miscalculations and blunders. He is running his campaign…
MO-Sen: Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D. IL) Helps Claire McCaskill (D) Defeat Cadet Bonespurs' Candidate
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D. IL) in support of her colleague, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill’s (D. MO) re-election campaign: Sen. Claire McCaskill (D. MO) Senator Claire McCaskill is running for re-election in Missouri. She's in one of the most competitive races in the nation — rated by CNN as the most…
MO-Sen: Sen. Kamala Harris (D. CA) Helps Claire McCaskill (D) Get Ready To Defeat Josh Hawley (R)
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D. CA) in support her colleague, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill’s (D. MO) re-election campaign: Senator Claire McCaskill is tough as nails — she’s never been afraid to take a tough vote or make a difficult decision in pursuit of doing the right thing for the people…
MO, AZ & MN-Sen: EMILY's List Helps These Women Win A Democratic Senate Majority
Received this e-mail today from EMILY’s List: New polls are in for three of our critical Senate races: MISSOURI: Claire McCaskill (D) is trailing Josh Hawley (R) by three points, 44% – 47%. ARIZONA: Kyrsten Sinema (D) has a three-point edge over Martha McSally (R), 47% – 44%. MINNESOTA: Tina Smith (D) is edging out Karin Housley (R), 44% –…
MO-Sen: New CBS News/YouGov Poll Has Claire McCaskill (D) & Josh Hawley (D) Tied
Here’s the latest news out of Missouri courtesy of CBS News/YouGov’s latest poll: Turning to the race in Missouri, voters see national implications in the Senate race, as backers of both McCaskill and Hawley overwhelmingly say they want to help their party get, or keep, control of the Senate. Two-thirds of Josh Hawley's backers say…
MO-Sen: Fox News Poll Has Claire McCaskill (D) Leading Josh Hawley (R) 44-41
Some encouraging news today out of Missouri courtesy of…. Fox News’ latest poll: Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, a two-term incumbent, tops her Republican challenger Josh Hawley by a narrow 44-41 percent margin, according to a Fox News poll of Missouri likely voters. Her three-point edge is within the poll’s margin of sampling error. Third-party candidates…
MO-Sen: HuffPost, “GOP Candidates Are Scrambling To Rewrite Their Record On Pre-Existing Conditions”
The Huffington Post is filled with must read 2018 election pieces today: Josh Hawley, the Republican Senate candidate in Missouri, says he is all about making sure anybody can get health insurance, regardless of their medical status: “We need to cover pre-existing conditions,” he said earlier this summer. But Hawley, who is currently Missouri’s attorney…
MO-Sen: Josh Hawley (R) Wants To Give Religious Organizations More Political Influence
Well, this is a big Fuck You to the Separation of Church & State: Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley supports repealing a provision in the federal tax code that bars politicking in the pulpit. In an Aug. 21 speech to pastors and church members in St. Louis, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate said he…
(R) Josh Hawley Takes “Where is Claire” Swipe at McCaskill. Twitter Swipes Back.
Josh Hawley, Missouri’s Rethuglican Attorney General and low energy candidate for Claire McCaskill Senate seat, is dragging a debate “trailer” around the Show Me State and accusing Claire of avoiding a debate with him, knowing full well Yurtle is holding campaign season hostage to his desire to stack SCOTUS for drumpf’s coming subpoenas. ‘Lil boy…
