VIDEO: McCaskill Victory Speech
Claire McCaskill, the new U.S. Senator from Missouri, thanked a roomful of ecstatic supporters, volunteers, campaign workers, and elected Democrats in the Majestic Ballroom of the Renaissance Grand Hotel tonight.
“The great state of Missouri has spoken,” said McCaskill. “They have said ‘we want change’!”
“Missourians have rejected the politics of personal character attacks,” said McCaskill as she reached over and kissed her husband, Joseph Shepard, who had been the target of several negative TV commercials.
McCaskill also thanked her mother, Betty Anne McCaskill, who she called the “star” of the campaign.
To the nearly half of Tuesday’s voters that did not voter for her, McCaskill said she “will work hard to earn your trust and respect.”
McCaskill will join at least three other new Democrats in the U.S. Senate. With the Senate race in Virginia likely taking several days to determine a winner, the balance of power is still in doubt.
What is not in doubt is that the Democratic Party had a very good night on Nov. 7, 2006 — one that has changed the nation’s political landscape and reintroduced two-party government to Washington D.C.
About This Author: Antonio D. French is a writer, political consultant, and newly-elected Democratic Committeeman living in north St. Louis, Missouri. Have your own opinion about this story? Go ahead and leave a comment. But be respectful to others and show you own a pair by actually using your real name. Anonymity is cowardice. And don't forget to subscribe to our feed and get PubDef stories delivered right to your feed reader or email inbox.
I am happy to see that Claire won, and equally happy that she didn’t go as far as saying she has a “mandate,” since she won a small majority.
Lets home we can get real change in the next 6 years!