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MOGOP releases web video for McCaskill’s birthday

July 24, 2012

The Missouri Republican Party today released a new web video, “Claire McCaskill & Barack Obama: Friends Forever,” to coincide with McCaskill’s birthday.

“We’ve been feeling bad that President Obama hasn’t campaigned in Missouri with Claire McCaskill as she’s requested—so we thought this video reminding her of all the good times she and Obama have had at the expense of Missourians would be an appropriate birthday gift,” said Lloyd Smith, Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party.  “From McCaskill’s early and vocal backing of Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign to her rubberstamp support for his reckless agenda over the past three years—it’s clear that McCaskill and Obama are friends forever.”

Watch the video:

The evidence:

“She was probably the most reliable surrogate.” –Obama campaign spokesman on McCaskill’s role in the 2008 campaign.  (McClatchy, November 17, 2008)

Claire McCaskill voted with Barack Obama 98 percent of the time in 2010 and 92 percent of the time in 2011. (Congressional Quarterly)

Barack Obama: “I love Claire McCaskill.” (KMOV, April 12, 2012)

“While other swing-state Democrats on the November ballot flee from the vulnerable president, McCaskill has unabashedly hitched herself to Obama — for better or worse, in political sickness or health.” (Politico, February 15, 2012)

“During the emotional [victory] celebration, McCaskill got a text message from one of her children: ‘Now, you’re Barack’s BFF (Best Friend Forever) in the Senate.’” (St Louis Post-Dispatch, November 6, 2008)