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Democrats double down on abortion rather than heed Claire McCaskill’s sage advice

By Maureen Ferguson
Published January 8, 2019 5:04pm ET
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Democrats double down on abortion rather than heed Claire McCaskill’s sage advice
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., announces her findings from an investigation into opioid prescriptions, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. | (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

Now that Democrats have taken control of the House of Representatives and ushered Nancy Pelosi in as speaker, they would be wise to listen to the voice of another (once) powerful Democratic woman, former Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.

Fresh off her election loss, McCaskill has some advice for her party: Back off on abortion.

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