McCaskill, Hawley both on the attack in first Missouri U.S. Senate candidate debate

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Source: Kansas City Star

ST. LOUIS
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill and Attorney General Josh Hawley pulled no punches in their first face-to-face showdown of the 2018 campaign Friday, with each hammering the other on issues ranging from health care to judicial nominations to tax returns.

At a Friday candidate forum sponsored by the Missouri Press Association, Hawley, a Republican, sought to paint McCaskill as a “Washington liberal” who was out of step with Missouri voters. He vowed to work to enact President Donald Trump’s agenda if he unseats McCaskill in November.

“I have heard what the people of this state said in 2016,” said Hawley, noting Trump’s 19-percentage-point victory in Missouri two years ago.

McCaskill, a Democrat, said her record shows she’s a moderate who is willing to work across the aisle to get things done for Missouri. She said Hawley, by contrast, has demonstrated an unwillingness to stand up to the president or his own party.

Read more: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/election/article218400275.html

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1. Well if that's the take-away from that debate, she walloped him but good

Voters are seeking a check on Trump at this point. It's 2018, not 2016. Let Hawley fight the Russian election all over again. McCaskill steers a line down the middle pretty well. She's doing fine here.

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