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The Daily

The Battle for Missouri, Part 1: The Anti-Abortion Democrat

The Daily

The New York Times

News, Daily News

4.3107.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2018

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Weeks before the midterm elections, moderate and progressive Democrats in Missouri are grappling with what the party stands for and who gets to define it. What happens will determine the fate of one of the most endangered Democratic senators in the country. Guest Host: Sabrina Tavernise, a national correspondent who reported this story for The New York Times and “The Daily.” For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

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Listen, I worry that everything has to go well on the race like this.

0:35.7

This is hard.

0:36.7

I'm in a hard state, but I'm not going to change who I am because there are voters that

0:43.4

are unhappy with me.

0:44.4

I mean, it is what it is.

0:46.5

I really do believe the middle is where we get things done.

0:50.8

I really do believe that if you aren't willing to compromise, we never accomplish

0:55.8

things for Missouri families.

0:58.2

So it's who I am.

1:07.9

Weeks before the midterm elections, the Democratic Party is fighting with itself over what the

1:12.5

party stands for and who gets to define it.

1:15.8

And in Missouri, progressives and moderate Democrats are wrestling to establish the party's

1:19.6

identity.

1:20.6

And what happens with that will determine the fate of one of the most endangered Democrats

1:25.4

in the country, Senator Claire McCaskill.

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