In an e-mail to supporters, Senator Jim Talent's campaign says Claire McCaskill's rural strategy "isn't fooling voters," pointing to the auditor's primary day vote totals in southwest Missouri.
"Claire McCaskill looked a little silly on Wednesday after she bragged to the press on Election Day that she would receive more votes than Jim Talent," wrote campaign manager Greg Keller. "With your vote and your support, Jim Talent received more votes than Claire McCaskill."
Keller then rolled out some rural numbers from Tuesday's primary:
"Her results were particularly poor in rural Missouri: in 19 counties her unknown opponent garnered 30 percent of the Democrat vote or better. In these areas and others, Republicans and Democrats alike have recognized that Claire McCaskill doesn't believe in the common sense, conservative values of the heartland," Keller wrote.
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1 comment:
Primary numbers can not accurately be used to compare the relative strength of the parties in November. The Republican Party is very divided over medicaid cuts and fee agent reform so it had the more exciting primaries. It also had a five way contested primary fot Auditor. Of course more Republicans would be inclined to vote. The Democrats had fewer contested elections. Most independants would vote in the Republican Party primary becasue there were more contested races.
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