Jim Talent has no regrets.
If only he could run in a different year.
The A.P.'s Sam Hananel scores the first big in-depth interview with Sen. Jim Talent after his loss to Claire McCaskill.
It's worth reading the entire piece, but if you don't want to, here's the summary:
*Talent believes the national trend was just too much for him to overcome. He says there was nothing to do differently.
*Talent says there is no way to know whether firing Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld before the election would have helped his prospects.
*On election night, Talent could tell things weren't going well early when he saw enough places where he was finishing 3 to 5 percent behind of where he wanted to be.
*Talent believes attacking McCaskill and her husband on their income taxes helped keep the race close. No regrets there.
*Talent is not sure what he'll do next. For now, he's helping staffers get new positions and plans to aid McCaskill as she makes the transition. "I certainly wish her well," he says.
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