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jcgoldie

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1. They mean that Missouri is about as REDneck as they come

Reply to Honeycombe8 (Original post)

Mon Nov 5, 2018, 07:26 PM

Nov 2018

In 2012, Todd Akin helped get her elected because he said that pregnancy does not occur if it was a "legitimate rape." A misogynist bridge too far for even redneck Missouri.

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What does a person mean when saying "Claire MCCaskill shouldn't be within 15 pts of the Republican." [View all] Honeycombe8 Nov 2018 OP

They mean that Missouri is about as REDneck as they come jcgoldie Nov 2018 #1

Oh, I see. Yeah, I think that's it. I remember that rape statement! Honeycombe8 Nov 2018 #3

Probably because Trump won Missouri by 20 points in 2016. Ace Rothstein Nov 2018 #2

Thanks. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2018 #4

I was born and raised in St. Louis. Moved away in 2003. MO used to be a bellwether. Garrett78 Nov 2018 #7

The problem not with McCaskill, it's with hawly, why isn't HE 15 pts up? beachbum bob Nov 2018 #5

She won in 2012 partly because Akin self-destructed marylandblue Nov 2018 #6