MO Radio: McCaskill Ad Says She's Not A 'Crazy Democrat'

Claire McCaskill

Looking to avoid having swing voters lump her in with her party's fringe elements as she seeks re-election, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., has launched a new campaign ad that declares she's "not one of those crazy Democrats."

According to Fox News, the radio spot for McCaskill has run for the past week and features two middle-aged men chatting about the race between McCaskill and her Republican challenger, State Attorney General Josh Hawley, the Washington Free Beacon reported.

"Claire's not one of those crazy Democrats. She works right in the middle and finds compromise," one man says.

"I don't always agree with Claire McCaskill. But she works hard, fighting against those tariffs, doing all those town halls," the other man responds. "Claire's not afraid to stand up against her own party."

Throughout the campaign, McCaskill has tried to cast herself as a bipartisan dealmaker in a state President Trump won by almost 19 points in the 2016 presidential election, according to the Washington Times.

McCaskill has said both political parties were responsible for the deep political division that currently exists.

“We’ve got to turn down the temperature,” she said.

Recent polls show McCaskill and Hawley neck and neck with two weeks to go before the midterm elections.

In a debate Thursday, she called herself a moderate who could find common ground with Trump.