Senator Claire McCaskill on Losing Missouri and the Politics of Purity

Senator Claire McCaskill on Losing Missouri and the Politics of Purity

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If any Democratic senator representing a red state was going to survive the midterm elections and continue serving in 2019, it was thought to be Claire McCaskill. But she lost. We spoke with her as her time in office was winding down. Guests: Senator Claire McCaskill, Democrat of Missouri, and Sabrina Tavernise, a national correspondent for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

This episode includes disturbing language.