Ad check: So who’s really on the side of insurance companies — Hawley or McCaskill?
A new commercial for Sen.
Hawley disputes that claim. He says that he, too, favors protecting people with pre-existing conditions.
In the kicker of McCaskill's ad, she says that "the insurance companies already have too many senators on their side."
Hawley is responding with a digital ad calling out McCaskill on that claim.
The basis? McCaskill is the second-ranking recipient of money from "insurance companies," according to the latest data analyzed by the
"What a hypocrite," Hawley says in his ad.
That
There is a caveat, however. "Insurance companies" as identified by the
Hawley's campaign says that doesn't matter, correctly pointing out that McCaskill makes no distinction in her claims that "the insurance companies already have too many senators on their side." And on that point, McCaskill is the second-biggest recipient of insurance company money across the board in this election cycle so far, according to the nonpartisan
The fundraising data in the CRP analysis is as of
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As for the main claims of McCaskill's ad, here are the arguments:
McCaskill rightfully notes that Hawley is one of a cluster of Republican attorneys general who joined a lawsuit seeking to declare the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, unconstitutional. That law, which McCaskill has said has flaws, protects people with pre-existing conditions. If Hawley is successful, she says, that protection will go away.
McCaskill is driving that point home in a personal way by talking about her treatment for breast cancer two years ago.
But Hawley, too, uses a personal story in his response. At a
"I will never support taking away health insurance coverage for people with pre-existing conditions," Hawley said then. "The question is, are we going to have Obamacare to do it?"
That's the point, McCaskill said. If Obamacare is repealed, will
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Hawley vs. McCaskill: Coverage of the 2018
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Likely voters come down in a 47-47 percent tie when asked just about Hawley and McCaskill in the NBC News-Marist poll.
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McCaskill, Hawley walk tightrope in response to Manafort and Cohen
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McCaskill '100 percent in favor' of minimum wage question; Hawley 'not so sure'
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Hawley says he has not decided whether he will vote to raise the minimum wage in November.
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The ad, however, leaves out context. Advocates, law enforcement and survivors of sexual violence have for years sounded the alarm on sexual as...
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Messenger: From Montana to
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After meeting with Supreme Court nominee, McCaskill offers no hints
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"The negotiation over tariffs should not be an excuse for you to kill American jobs and consolidate Deacero's nail manufacturing to
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Reacting to Trump's policies is challenge for Hawley, McCaskill
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"I think it's going to be tricky for both of them, but from day to day I change my mind on who's going to have the tougher time," said Jeremy ...
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Raasch: In aspirational America, politicians are sometimes the ones who least understand
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"The media say a lot of things that people disagree with, but I don't think they're the enemy of the people, no," Hawley told a
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Hawley and McCaskill challenged each other to a series of one-on-one debates.
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Even before Hawley won the Republican nomination, ads pit him as the likely winner to face off against McCaskill in November.
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The fundraising was more than twice the amount raised in that time by Hawley -- with 85 percent of McCaskill's money coming in donations of les...
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"I certainly expressed concerns for the ag community on this looming trade war," McCaskill said, "and what a devastating impact that could hav...
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With Trump stirring the pot, the 2018 election is returning to 2016 themes
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The mix of issues this time around also is familiar: health care, tax cuts, immigration, the economy, the Supreme Court, trade.
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Poll: McCaskill holds slight lead over Hawley
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The poll by Missouri Scout, a nonpartisan political news service, found McCaskill leading Hawley with 48 percent of the vote, to his 44 percent.
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Poll: Majority of Missourians think it's time for new senator
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Hawley-McCaskill rhetoric sharpens on tax reform, results of Tuesday's elections
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