Clay, Carnahan Welcome McCaskill

Posted by Antonio D. French

November 4, 2006

Claire McCaskill rolled her blue campaign RV to north St. Louis today capping off nearly 24 hours of straight campaigning.

The Democratic U.S. Senate candidate stopped by an event hosted by St. Louis Congressmen Lacy Clay and Russ Carnahan at the Gateway Classic Building near downtown. She said she had campaigned through the night, stopping at all-night diners, firehouses and factories talking to workers on the night shift.

“I listened and realized how much we have to do to make sure they have health care, that they have a living wage, that they have an opportunity to send their kids to college, that they have the opportunity to live the American dream,” said McCaskill.

Several other elected officials were in attendance, including Comptroller Darlene Green, License Collector Gregg Daly, State Reps. Rodney Hubbard, Robin Wright Jones, Maria Chappelle-Nadal, Jamilah Nasheed, and Talibdin El-Amin, Aldermen Greg Carter and Jeffrey Boyd, former Ald. Irv Clay, Committeeman Joe Palm, and surely others that we didn’t spot.

Mike Jones, aide to County Executive Charlie Dooley, spoke on behalf of his boss. And Gateway Classic founder Earl Wilson played host to the nearly 80 people in attendance.

About This Author: Antonio D. French is a writer, political consultant, and newly-elected Democratic Committeeman living in north St. Louis, Missouri.