Missouri's McCaskill in Dead Heat for Senate
2006-09-25
Source: Women's E-News
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rss feedWhen she narrowly lost a close race for governor of Missouri two years ago, Claire McCaskill showed she could compete statewide. Now Democrats in her home state and across the country are counting on her to win this November in her race for the U.S. Senate.
Democrats need to pick up six seats if they hope to regain control of the United States Senate, which swung to the Republicans in 2002. And with McCaskill running a toss-up race against incumbent Republican Sen. Jim Talent, Missouri is among the states where Democrats most see the potential for victory.
"Obviously, Claire is mostly concerned with Missouri voters understanding where she is on the issues," says Adrianne Marsh, a spokesperson for the McCaskill campaign. "That said, Missouri is truly a bellwether state, and could say a lot about where the nation is in general and how this election will go."
Missouri, which selected the winning presidential candidate in all but one election during the past century, is as much a swing state as any.
The recent history of the Senate seat McCaskill seeks reflects a string of narrow electoral margins.
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