Some of us from teamsarah contacted various reps from our state about running against McCaskill. JoaAnn wrote back thanking me for my kind letter & then guaranteed me when the new session started she would be working hard for her constituents. I thought at the time it was the usual no answer reply. However, since she did not actually rule it out perhaps she would be open to this opportunity. I think Rod Jetton would then stand a good chance at filling her position. Steelman would also be an excellent choice. Either way Mo. Republicans have a tough road ahead and better make some decisions soon.
I forgot Emerson is going to be 60 next year, so 62 in 2012 when that race comes around (McCaskill is 3 years younger), and hence no spring chicken. Her window of opportunity to run statewide seems to be closing as a result. Of course, as another poster stated, she seems to have gone native in DC with some of her voting habits, and is, alas, part of the problem it seems. We keep running pro-pork Republicans, it’s very hard to make an argument against Democrats who are exactly the same. We truly blew it when we ran Congress.