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I'm a moderate. I hang out in the middle. I vote against my party with some regularity and try to compromise. It doesn't appear right now that the Republican Party is welcoming moderates any more.

Claire McCaskill

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Claire McCaskill
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 24
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