August 30, 2005
Claire Is In
The big political news here in Missouri is that Claire McCaskill is running for the Senate against Jim Talent. Needless to say, there are different viewpoints on the matter: pro and con. I have to admit that I like both Talent and McCaskill, but I expect I'll be voting for Jim come election time. Hopefully Claire won't try to connect with rural voters by blazing away with a shotgun like Jean Carnahan - forcing Jim to tout how he likes to fish which then led to fishing-licence-gate one of the stupider so called scandals in Missouri. And hopefully Claire will pick a better color scheme than the one she used against Blunt. I find McCaskill a much stronger candidate than Jean Carnahan, but I don't know if my fellow Missourians agree with me. We did elect Matt Blunt, afterall.
Posted by Kevin Murphy at August 30, 2005 11:57 AM | Local PoliticsI think Claire McCaskill is an infinitely stronger candidate than Jean Carnahan was, but I suspect Carnahan was pushed into it. It will be tough for McCaskill to face Talent, though. Talent's biggest weakness at the polls might come from being in the same party as Blunt. I was surprised that she's running for Senate, though. I thought she'd take another run for Governor.
Posted by: Jenne at September 2, 2005 6:52 AM
