Claire McCaskill anticipates a close race for U.S. Senate this November.
The Democratic incumbent visited campus Tuesday for a voter registration drive and rally hosted by the Mizzou College Democrats. McCaskill, who attended MU for her undergraduate degree, spoke to a room of about 100.
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