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She says the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh are disturbing. But Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill says her decision to vote no on his confirmation did not come down to that.
“I’m setting that aside, and I’m making a decision based on Judge Kavanaugh’s record on issues that I think really matter to this country,” McCaskill said on Wake Up Columbia Wednesday morning.
McCaskill in a release Wednesday evening highlighted dark money in political campaigns, which she calls a threat to our democracy.
“While I am also uncomfortable about his view on Presidential power as it relates to the rule of law, and his position that corporations are people, it is his allegiance to the position that unlimited donations and dark anonymous money, from even foreign interests, should be allowed to swamp the voices of individuals that has been the determining factor in my decision to vote no on his nomination.”
The Democratic incumbent is running against Republican Josh Hawley in November.
The Wake Up Columbia interview with Sen. McCaskill:
(This story was last updated at 6:20 p.m. Wednesday.)
