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« on: August 02, 2016, 11:53:36 PM » |
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Perhaps. But it is an impossible hypothetical.
I must say, Claire has had tremendous luck in her elections as a rule. She has only lost one election, the Governorship in 2004. That was pretty much the year when it was solidified that Missouri is a Republican state.
But in 2002, she ran for auditor and defeated a convicted felon who was Al Hanson. He only won the GOP nomination for auditor, likely because his name was listed first.
2006: McCaskill wins narrowly in a Democratic wave year.
2012: Perhaps you all of heard of this incident, but some guy named Todd Akin made a controversial comment. The polls were still close afterwards, but she was outperformed polls.
Basically, she has won with luck on her back. I do think a McCaskill vs Koster primary would have been quite bruising to either candidate.
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