again in 2012, of course, she was the top republican target, and she went up against congressman todd akin, who famously talked about legitimate rape and his campaign crashed and burned after that. but claire mccaskill looking to defy the odds once again. the closing message for mccaskill is she s not one of those crazy democrats. that s what we heard from her in a radio ad with her campaign. josh hawley saying she is one of those crazy democrats. here s some literature for the national republican senatorial campaign committee picturing claire mccaskill with hillary clinton. hali mentioned hillary clinton in his closing stump speech as well, saying that claire mccaskill is just like hillary, jim. rebecca berg in those republican races that can be radioactive. thanks very much. joining me to talk about these elections and what they mean for this president, for the congress, susan page, david gergen, symone sanders, and rob estarenose. we re going to start with you
not to hold his youth and education against him. reporter: she s running on experience, but running from the left wing of her own party. it may irritate some of you in this room that i am proud that i m a moderate. there may be people in this room that think i am not liberal enough to carry the banner of this party. reporter: you have the radio ad out saying you re not one of those crazy democrats. claire is not one of those crazy democrats. she works right in the middle and finds compromise. reporter: what does that mean? the crazy democrats are the people who are getting in the face of elected officials in restaurants and screaming at them, the crazy democrats is whoever put a swastika on one of josh hawley s signs in rural missouri. that s the kind of stuff i m talking about. the extreme stuff. stop nancy pelosi, claire mccaskill and the radical left from passing your social agenda.
running away from the left wing of the party. she knows her constituents. she knows the state, but listen to this part. you have the radio ad out saying that you re not one of those crazy democrats. claire s not one of those crazy democrats. she works right in the middle and finds compromise. what does that mean? well, the crazy democrats are the people who are getting in the face of elected officials in restaurants and screaming at them. the crazy democrats is whoever put a swastika on one of josh hawley s signs in rural missouri. that s the kind of stuff i m talking about. the extreme stuff. does she have a point, congressman, that you wish more of your party would listen to? well, look. i think our party by and large is made up of people who are committed to a core set of values. protecting people s access to health care, improving family income, getting money out of politics. in every political party, there
about that. this campaign is really about that. holly is a trump supporter. elected attorney general two years ago. she launches one liners at her 38-year-old ivy league challenger. i m going to try not to hold his youth and inexperience against him. she s running on her experience. yet, running from the left wing of her own party. it may irritate some people in this room i am proud i am a moderate. there may be people in this room that think i am not liberal enough. you have a radio ad out saying you are not one of those crazy democrats. and claire is not one of those crazy democrats. she works right in the middle and finds balance. they are the people getting in the face of elected officials
supporters. as ronald reagan said, i m going to try not to hold his youth and inexperience against him. he may be a yale educated lawyer, but i am a miss sozzou educated lawyer, and i can keep up. there may be people in this room that i think i am not liberal enough to carry the banner of this party. you have a radio ad out saying you are not one of those crazy democrats. and claire is not one of those crazy democrats. she works right in the middle and finds compromise. those are people getting in the face of elected officials in restaurants and screaming at them. the crazy democrats is whoever put a swastika on one of josh hawley s signs.