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'''Claire McCaskill''', born July 24, 1953 (age {{age|1953|7|24}}), is currently the junior [[United States]] [[Senator]] from the state of [[Missouri]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. She defeated [[Republican]] Senator [[Jim Talent]] in 2006 with 50% of the vote.
'''Claire McCaskill''', born July 24, 1953 (age {{age|1953|7|24}}), is currently the junior [[United States]] [[Senator]] from the state of [[Missouri]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. She defeated [[Republican]] Senator [[Jim Talent]] in 2006 with 50% of the vote.
A millionaire, McCaskill was criticized concerning the "Air Claire" scandal relating to how she tapped into her Senate budget to fund her private airplane.<ref>http://www.humanevents.com/2011/03/22/air-claire/</ref>
A millionaire, McCaskill was criticized concerning the "Air Claire" scandal relating to how she tapped into her Senate budget to fund her private airplane.<ref>http://www.humanevents.com/2011/03/22/air-claire/</ref> McCaskill has been criticized for her pro-abortion and racist views.<ref>https://www.missourigreenparty.org/senator_mccaskill</ref>
Her challenger in 2012 is [[movement conservative]] [[Todd Akin]], and [[Democrat]]s will have a difficult time reelecting her. The [[Democratic National Convention]] decided against holding it in [[Missouri]], perhaps in part because of the political weakness of Claire McCaskill and her need to distance herself from the [[Obama Administration]] in order to have any chance of being reelected.
==2012 election==
Her challenger in 2012 wss [[movement conservative]] [[Todd Akin]], and [[Democrat]]s will have a difficult time reelecting her. The [[Democratic National Convention]] decided against holding it in [[Missouri]], perhaps in part because of the political weakness of Claire McCaskill and her need to distance herself from the [[Obama Administration]] in order to have any chance of being reelected.
On September 6, 2006, she publicly stated that "[[George Bush]] let people die on rooftops in [[New Orleans]] because they were poor and because they were black," when addressing [[Hurricane Katrina]] victims.
On September 6, 2006, she publicly stated that "[[George Bush]] let people die on rooftops in [[New Orleans]] because they were poor and because they were black," when addressing [[Hurricane Katrina]] victims.