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Related: About this forumCook Political shifts MO-SEN from TOSSUP to LIKELY DEMOCRATIC
Claire sure knows how to pick 'em
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Cook Political shifts MO-SEN from TOSSUP to LIKELY DEMOCRATIC (Original Post)
brooklynite
Aug 2012
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Geoff R. Casavant
(2,381 posts)1. She needs to lie low for a few weeks.
Let this whole thing blow over. Then, in October, when it's too late for Akin to drop out at all, even with a court order, she needs to saturate the airwaves with commercials featuring all the video clips from the past week, with all the Republican heavy hitters and Fox News talking heads just shitting on Akin's head.
brooklynite
(94,737 posts)2. I've had a private meeting with her...
...I think she knows how to play politics.
msongs
(67,443 posts)3. a democrat is going to enter the race? nt
brooklynite
(94,737 posts)4. Assume you feel McCaskill isn't progressive enough for your liking?
Feel free to point out a liberal who can win a statewide race there.
elleng
(131,129 posts)5. Right. Thanks for pointing this out.