McCaskill could face a fight for re-election to Senate in 2012

[proud2BlibKansan]

WASHINGTON | As the political spotlight shifts to 2012, the glare will be bright in Missouri, where first-term Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill will face re-election.

Will she confront a hostile electorate and a further darkening of the mood that knocked Democrats out of power in the House and weakened their hold on the Senate?

Or will unemployment improve over the next 24 months, President Barack Obama’s sagging disapproval rating rebound, and the political plates shift yet again?

Though this year’s Senate contest in Missouri was a runaway for Republicans, the state is usually a battleground. But Republicans think McCaskill’s grip on her seat could be perilous.



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[cyr330]

1. No Shit.

MO is no "swing state." It is generally reliably repig, no matter what nonsense the pigs are up to.

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. It didn't used to be

It was Dem for many years.

[cyr330]

5. Yes, it was. . .

Didn't it get caught up in that goddamn "reagan revolution" and it never went reliably dem again EXCEPT for some outliers? Correct me if I'm wrong.

[iris27]

7. MO went for Clinton both times.

It's considered a "bellweather" that has always voted for the national pres. winner since the 50's, until 2008 when the state was too close to call, but it didn't really matter because Obama had enough electoral votes without it.

We have a Democratic governor right now.

[cyr330]

8. Oops-- my apologies--

I yapped my mouth (or more my typing hand) without knowing what the hell I was talking about- thanks for the info.

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. When I was a kid it was pretty solid Dem

I am 57.

In the 70s when I was in college it was mostly Dem. Eagleton, the Democratic senator, was the VP candidate in 72.

It's gone back and forth since Reagan. But there have been spurts of Democratic domination. Carnahan was a Dem governor who served two terms and two of his kids are still elected officials in MO.

Not exactly outliers, IMO.

And compared to Kansas, which hasn't elected Dem Senator since 1930 something, Missouri is a very Democratic state. LOL

[usregimechange]

9. McCaskill won by 46,000 votes in 2006, 3% win is big by MO standards

[Judi Lynn]

2. Sure hope not, proud2BlibKansan. She is a real fighter. Hope she wins, over and over.

She has thrown her whole life into her career, from the first.

Missouri needs to move away from its Civil War identity.

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. I don't agree with her on every issue

but I'd fight to keep her in office. She's a great Senator, IMO.

[cyr330]

6. I agree.

I've gotten quite irritated with her on several occasions, but I think she's done a great job, and she's very, very conscientious.