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Claire McCaskill struggles to explain why she wants a third term

By Emily Jashinsky

Published June 4, 2018 9:45pm ET

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Claire McCaskill struggles to explain why she wants a third term — Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., speaks to supporters at the opening of her campaign field office Friday, May 18, 2018, in Ferguson, Mo. Less than six months before Election Day, McCaskillâs standing with Missouriâs African-American community is in question. And sheâs being forced to prove that sheâs not taking anyone for granted. McCaskill, a Democrat facing re-election in a state that has trended sharply Republican in recent years, knows she cannot afford to lose any support this fall _ especially not from a group of voters that was supposed to be among her most loyal. | (Bill Boyce/AP)

Claire McCaskill seems to think being a Democrat is reason enough for Missouri to give her a third term in the Senate.

Asked one of the easiest questions politicians face, McCaskill turned a softball into a curveball last Friday. “Why do you want a third term?” Radio host Steve Kraske asked in an interview. “And some might wonder ‘why aren’t two terms enough?'”

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