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DFW

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5. McCaskill was fully prepared to lose her seat in 2012.

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Fri Dec 23, 2016, 06:03 AM

Dec 2016

I talked to her on the phone before the 2012 election, and she said flat out that the stupid utterances of her opponent gave her a new six year lease on a Senate seat that she was not expecting to hold on to. She didn't suck up to any Republican ass then, and probably won't now, either. Akin wouldn't done squat for Missouri, and their voters realized it last time.

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McCaskill is early target of conservative ad campaign [View all] pstokely Dec 2016 OP

I don't watch cable news either, but they can take that racist, sexist, xenophobic agenda, and stick still_one Dec 2016 #1

bravo! eom LittleGirl Dec 2016 #4

I saw the ad Sherman A1 Dec 2016 #2

We saw the ad last night here in Montana. MontanaMama Dec 2016 #3

I disagree with that cstanleytech Dec 2016 #14

Sorry. But I disagree that there will be any legislation proposed that will make sense. MontanaMama Dec 2016 #22

I never had faith in them actually proposing any legislation that would make sense, the odds are cstanleytech Dec 2016 #23

I'm sorry but democrats should NOT be going along with fucking over the least of us, onecaliberal Dec 2016 #26

Agreed. Did I make it sound like I was okay with 'fucking over the least of us'? MontanaMama Jan 2017 #29

Agree 💯% onecaliberal Jan 2017 #30

McCaskill was fully prepared to lose her seat in 2012. DFW Dec 2016 #5

NOw akin's utterances would guarantee him a victory. nt Lucky Luciano Dec 2016 #9

Trump would probably not only echo them DFW Dec 2016 #10

Those assholes LittleGirl Dec 2016 #6

The left need to do the same BumRushDaShow Dec 2016 #7

What are the Democrats doing? compsports Dec 2016 #8

perhaps we should just wait and let the results of the orange buffoon speak for us Skittles Dec 2016 #24

Bring it on dicksmc3 Dec 2016 #11

so it's attack another D?, is no D pure enough?? I supported Sanders, this board raised 90,000 for Sunlei Dec 2016 #15

did the Dems do this? BuddyCa Dec 2016 #12

No D will be able to stand against Rs,medias & 'charities' -they focus on a D, they'll ruin them. Sunlei Dec 2016 #13

Here's hoping our new leadership is stronger for the lessons learned. NT JudyM Dec 2016 #16

She's toast in missouri kimbutgar Dec 2016 #17

statewide races are still competitive in MO pstokely Dec 2016 #21

The Democratic Party needs to counter - all across the nation dbackjon Dec 2016 #18

McCaskill should run for President ymetca Dec 2016 #19

Missouri Senate race HACKED, varied 10% from exit polls. joanbarnes Dec 2016 #20

Her only real chance for survival depends on how utterly awful Trump is. BlueStater Dec 2016 #25

she may even survive no matter how awful tRump is or her opponent is, even if it's worse than Akin pstokely Dec 2016 #28

That's how the GOP has been winning andym Dec 2016 #27

im sorry but i do admire the repubs for okieinpain Jan 2017 #31