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I'm a moderate. I hang out in the middle. I vote against my party with some regularity and try to compromise. It doesn't appear right now that the Republican Party is welcoming moderates any more.

~Claire Mccaskill

Topics: Against Any Appear Compromise Hang Middle Moderate Moderates More Now Out Party Regularity Republican Republican Party Right Some Try Vote Welcoming

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I voted against my party with some frequency, because of my independence. I've just got to remind Missourians that I am independent and that I try to call them like I see them, and sometimes my party is wrong on some things.

~Claire Mccaskill

Topics: Against Am Because Call Frequency Got Independence Independent Just Like Party Remind See Some Some Things Sometimes Them Things Try Voted Wrong I Am I See

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I've got a really hard election. If you had a really hard election and it was after Labor Day would you go to North Carolina to a bunch of parties and glad-handing or would you stay home and work as hard as you know how to convince Missourians they should rehire you?

~Claire Mccaskill

Topics: After Bunch Carolina Convince Day Election Go Got Had Hard Home How Know Labor Labor Day North North Carolina Parties Really Should Stay Work Would You

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When you work in the United States Senate, and you are around people of all different ideas and beliefs, you realize that what our Founding Fathers did that was so genius, is that they made the Senate the place where compromises are supposed to happen because of the makeup of the Senate.

~Claire Mccaskill

Topics: Around Because Beliefs Compromises Did Different Different Ideas Fathers Founding Founding Fathers Genius Happen Ideas Made Makeup Our People Place Realize Senate States Supposed United United States United States Senate Where Work You

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Well, I'm wrestling alligators.

~Claire Mccaskill

Topics: Alligators Well Wrestling

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Only in Washington would the Republican operatives get the entire press corps ginned up over the notion that I'm going to be home campaigning instead of going to a bunch of worthless parties at a convention that's only being held to do something we all know is going to happen anyway.

~Claire Mccaskill

Topics: Anyway Being Bunch Campaigning Convention Corps Entire Get Going Happen Held Home Instead Know Notion Only Over Parties Press Republican Something Up Washington Worthless Would

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I'm asking regular folks to be my super PAC.

~Claire Mccaskill

Topics: Asking Folks Regular Super

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I'm going to work with Republicans when they do things I agree with and I'm going to fight Republicans when they're doing things that I think are damaging.

~Claire Mccaskill

Topics: Agree Damaging Doing Fight Going Republicans Things Think Work I Think

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You have to be willing to offend in order to make progress.

~Claire Mccaskill

Topics: Make Offend Order Progress Willing You

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When I was a prosecutor in Kansas City, my job was to fight for justice and safety for all citizens in my community. Equal access to justice under the law is an American value embedded in the fabric of our legal and political system - the idea that anybody, powerful or not, can have their day in court.

~Claire Mccaskill

Topics: Access American Anybody Citizens City Community Court Day Embedded Equal Fabric Fight Idea Job Justice Kansas Kansas City Law Legal Our Political Political System Powerful Prosecutor Safety System Value

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: July 24th, 1953

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