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McCaskill Calls Convention Talk ‘Dumb’

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Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) didn’t think much of the media chatter over her decision to skip the Democratic National Convention.

Here’s the transcript from her appearance on Capitol Hill today, courtesy of Politico:

“I’ve never gone to a convention when I’ve had a contested election … This is consistent for me, it’s only weird for all you guys.”

Would you appear on stage with Obama?

“Of course I would,” she said, adding she recently did in a Republican area in her state.

She walked away, calling all the chatter “dumb”

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