On the eve of Tuesday’s pivotal midterm elections, vulnerable incumbent Missouri Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill admitted at a news conference that she doesn’t “really care” whether Democrats defy polls and retake control of the Senate.
“Honestly, I don’t really care what happens nationwide,” McCaskill said. “Um, that’s not how I look at elections. I care about what happens in this state. I care about whether or not the people of this state have a representative that is willing to work in the middle. Whether the Republicans control or the Democrats control, it takes 60 votes. So it doesn’t change that much.”
She added: “I don’t really see a huge difference in terms of the work of the Senate, whether it’s 51-49 Democrat, or 51-49 Republican,” she added. “And I’ve been there both ways.”
Trump carried Missouri by double-digits in the 2016 presidential election, and McCaskill’s opponent, Attorney General Josh Hawley, holds a narrow lead going into Election Day, according to the RealClearPolitics (RCP) polling average. Fox News currently assesses the race as a toss-up. – READ MORE