National Review says don’t underestimate McCaskill

Here’s the right-leaning National Review‘s John J. Miller’s assessment of the Talent/McCaskill Senate race:

The Democrats didn’t recruit their best candidate to challenge GOP senator Jim Talent — that probably would have been secretary of state Robin Carnahan — but they may have gotten the next best thing in Claire McCaskill. Republicans may suggest that McCaskill is a lousy candidate because she lost the election for governor in 2004. But the last pol to lose a gubernatorial race and then run for the Senate successfully was Talent. The incumbent always enjoys an advantage, but this looks like a potential nail biter. LEANING REPUBLICAN RETENTION