The Attorney General of Missouri, Josh Hawley, announced his bid for the senate yesterday. Most likely, he will be the GOP challenger to Democrat Claire McCaskill. Most likely, he will also be Missouri's next senator.
McCaskill is not all that popular in the state. On top of that she has the problem that Missouri has become increasingly Republican in the last ten years. In fact, the last Democrat to win a state-wide race was McCaskill who lucked out in 2012 when her opponent Todd Akin made major campaign mistakes. It's unlikely that Hawley will be such a flawed candidate.
It's really about time for Missouri to have a senator more in tune with the people of the state. McCaskill has been a strong liberal during her time in Washington, except during the year or two prior to her own elections when she pretends to be a centrist. In the age of Trump, however, McCaskill has just been a loyal soldier doing what Chuck Schumer tells her. So, for example, she is one of the Democrats who signed a letter announcing opposition to tax reform unless it meets certain conditions that defeat the basic purpose of the measure.
Hopefully, this is the beginning of the end of McCaskill's time in office.
McCaskill is not all that popular in the state. On top of that she has the problem that Missouri has become increasingly Republican in the last ten years. In fact, the last Democrat to win a state-wide race was McCaskill who lucked out in 2012 when her opponent Todd Akin made major campaign mistakes. It's unlikely that Hawley will be such a flawed candidate.
It's really about time for Missouri to have a senator more in tune with the people of the state. McCaskill has been a strong liberal during her time in Washington, except during the year or two prior to her own elections when she pretends to be a centrist. In the age of Trump, however, McCaskill has just been a loyal soldier doing what Chuck Schumer tells her. So, for example, she is one of the Democrats who signed a letter announcing opposition to tax reform unless it meets certain conditions that defeat the basic purpose of the measure.
Hopefully, this is the beginning of the end of McCaskill's time in office.
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