Thursday 4 October 2012
Missouri isn’t a bellwether anymore; its demographic trends aren’t encouraging for Democrats. Until Akin’s idiocy surfaced, McCaskill seemed fatally wounded as an incumbent. Democrats now have a shot, but they shouldn’t rely on recent polls showing Republican-leaning independents moving toward McCaskill. The safest way to ensure a Democratic win may be to promote a guy with a marijuana leaf tattooed on his bulging pecs. They should just make sure he keeps his shirt on. Jeff Smith: Why Claire McCaskill Should Promote a Tattooed Felon to Defeat Todd Akin ☀
