While opponent slams Claire McCaskill for taking Hollywood’s money, Hollywood heavyweights plan fundraiser on her behalf

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When Sen. Claire McCaskill’s, D-Mo., likely Republican opponent, state Attorney General Josh Hawley, launched his campaign earlier this month, he built his case against her by arguing she represented the interests of faraway elites in Washington, Wall Street, and Hollywood.

“Hollywood and Wall Street and the DC political establishment have worked together to rig a system that favors them, the wealthy and well-connected, while ignoring the rest of us,” said Hawley on March 13. “And Claire McCaskill is their eager ally.”

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