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Tag: Claire McCaskill

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Trying to cut through the B.S. in Missouri’s U.S. Senate Race

October 12, 2018 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, Campaigns, Candidates, Democracy, Democrats, Missouri region, Widgets: 2018 Missouri election One comment

Let me suggest ways in which at least one candidate, McCaskill could make her campaign more honest, spend far less money, and do the voters a real service. Here are some proposed talking points for Claire to say:

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Pelosi, McCaskill dis Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after she beats entrenched NY Dem. WTF?

June 28, 2018 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2018 Election, Activism, Bernie Sanders, Democrats Leave a comment

When 28-year-old, first-time, Latina candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pulled off a stunning primary upset against 10-term Democrat Joe Crowley in New York, it was cause

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Claire McCaskill’s doomed love affair with Keystone XL

February 2, 2015 Willy Kessler Congress, Energy, Environment, Missouri region, Senate One comment

Today Claire McCaskill did it. She voted with all Senate Republicans and nine Senate Democrats to pass the House’s Keystone XL authorization. Of course,

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Dancing with Claire and ghosts of Democrats past

January 12, 2015 Bill Kesler Activism, Congress, Democrats, Missouri region Leave a comment

I recently received an email from Senator Claire McCaskill, D-MO, asking for my ideas about Congress’ efforts in the months to come. As Claire

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Missouri’s proposed sales tax hike: A question of fairness and progressive identity

June 16, 2014 Willy Kessler 2014 Election, Infrastructure, Missouri region, States, Taxes Leave a comment

[by Willy Kessler] So, on the heels of a tax cut for the wealthy that insults every middle and working class person in the

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Mental health gun-control dodge misses the bigger point

February 26, 2013 Bill Kesler Civil Rights, Congress, Crime/Violence, Government, Guns, Media, Missouri region, Politics, Public safety, Violence Leave a comment

Ask a politician where he or she stands on gun control legislation and it’s likely you will get an answer that involves “mental health.”

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GOTV for Claire McCaskill: Scenes from the [strangely numbered] streets of suburbia

October 30, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Campaigns, Missouri region, Politics, States Leave a comment

I’m knocking on doors for Claire McCaskill’s GOTV effort, in suburban St. Louis [an impressively well-organized and energetic effort, I must say], and here

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Pollster asks: “If Todd Akin dropped out…”

August 20, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2012 Election, Campaigns, Missouri region, Politics, Women One comment

As annoying as robo-pollsters can be, it’s often worth picking up the phone, answering the questions, and sticking with it until the end, because

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What are secret holds, and why ban them?

May 11, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Politics Leave a comment

Outside of the arcane world of the U.S. Senate,  a “secret hold” sounds like something one learns either as a member of  a clandestine

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Senator McCaskill: Please Lead!

March 15, 2010 Arthur Lieber Government, Health care, Missouri region, Politics 2 comments

In a recent posting in ShowMeProgress, a blogger going by the name of Willy K, residing in  southwest Missouri reports on an exchange of

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