McCaskill: Biden's coming to KC to help me
Yael T. AbouhalkahU.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill isn’t afraid of having Vice President Joe Biden visit Missouri to raise money for her.
He’s coming to town on Monday, July 9, McCaskill’s office announced Friday.
In a way, this is a poke in the eye to Republicans and other McCaskill critics. They have been vociferous in pointing out that - they think - McCaskill will run away from the Obama administration because of its unpopularity in Missouri.
With McCaskill involved in what everyone expects to be a tight race for re-election, avoiding the president might make sense.
And McCaskill’s decision to not go to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., did help send that kind of message.
Yet here’s what McCaskill says about Biden’s upcoming appearance:
“It’s always a pleasure to welcome Vice President Joe Biden to the great State of Missouri and I am humbled by his support for my re-election campaign. Whether it was during our time together in the Senate or over the past four years, Vice President Biden has been a good friend and a strong advocate for middle class families across America. Like me, Vice President Biden has always worked to achieve commonsense, compromise solutions to the challenges we face and it’s an honor that he’s willing to come to Kansas City and help my campaign.”
The fundraiser will highlight McCaskill’s continued ties to the Obama administration.
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that.
What would you expect her to do, anyway: Emphasize her ties to the GOP side of the aisle?
Reginald Thornton
10 months, 3 weeks agoStaffer: Mrs. McCaskill, I have good news, and I have bad news. Joe Biden is coming to campaign for you.
Claire: Great. Okay, what’s the…. wait…. was that the good news, or the bad news?
Staffer: Isn’t it ALL good news at this point, relatively speaking?
Kent Mueller
10 months, 3 weeks agoYael, a few days ago I read this remark made by someone just after finding out that McCaskill won’t be attending the Democrat Convention.
“Scared of being tied too closely to President Barack Obama much?”.
Wait a minute, that was you that said that, wasn’t it, Yael.
First you note that Claire is distancing herself from Obama. Then you said the Republicans would spin this to look like she is distancing herself from Obama. And now you say she isn’t distancing herself from Obama.
Which is it?
Doug Stewart
10 months, 2 weeks agoone idiot helping another both liers it was george w bush fault i have abox of rocks smarter than joe biden