GOP again criticizes Sen. McCaskill over personal wealth

[pstokely]

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Source: hannibal.net

Republican opponents of Missouri's Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill are criticizing her wealth as she makes a bid for a third term, a tactic that's failed to bring her down in past elections but could continue to dog her campaign.

While McCaskill says she's spent her career fighting for Missourians on pocketbook issues by supporting policies such as cutting red tape for businesses and federal job training programs, Republican challenger Josh Hawley has described her as "rich and liberal."

An analysis by Roll Call ranked McCaskill the 24th richest member of Congress, with an estimated $26.9 million net worth. Much of her wealth is attributed to the business success of her husband Joseph Shepard, which was already well-established when they married in 2002.

The latest criticisms center on news reports that her husband has invested $1 million in Matrix Capital Management, a U.S.-based fund that feeds into a "master fund" located in the Cayman Islands. Hawley spokeswoman Kelli Ford called McCaskill a "phony" after she previously co-sponsored legislation that would target tax havens, but McCaskill spokeswoman Meira Bernstein has said she makes policy decisions based on what's good for Missourians, not her husband.

Read more: http://www.hannibal.net/news/20180628/gop-again-criticizes-sen-mccaskill-over-wealth

[Wwcd]

1. Republicans that voted for Trump are criticizing someone else for their wealth???

Wow!

[Doreen]

2. That was my first thought.

Trump and his goons are good at thinking if someone does or has what they do and does not agree with them that they are no good.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. Yeah, remember how they all said he *understands* the working man because he's unrolled blueprints?

Because he maybe twice stepped foot on a construction site?

Hypocrisy through and through. They aren't called RepubliCONMEN for nothing.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Complete disconnect with reality.

[dalton99a]

8. No shit.

[videohead5]

3. I would rather be

Rich and liberal than rich and a asshole like we have in the white house.

[TeamPooka]

4. Unless their criticism is that she isn't a billionaire I don't want to hear their hypocrisy.

[dicksmc3]

7. What about Uncle Mitch??

That SOB has many millions from his wife's family. Nothing ever said about that. And to top it off, some of his money on his wife's side came from drug sales that her father never ever faced charges!

[Sunlei]

10. So what? did they do anything illegal? post a link please for your 'drug sales' gossip.

understand why a "D" wouldn't like Republicans much especially today, but you need to reference gossip like 'drug sales'.

[Sunlei]

9. Obama Inspired me to see him make his first million from book & I saw his IRS form

President Obama made his first million after he was elected president. He showed in public his IRS 'self employment' forms where author Obama paid his taxes on all his book sales.

Then about a year later the Obama's proudly stated they finally were able to pay off their STUDENT LOANS!

Nothing wrong with making money honestly in America.

[dhill926]

11. well....isn't that rich....