[Free Beacon] Over 100 Missouri farmers signed their names in support of an ad released Tuesday that targets Sen. Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.) for policies they say harm Missouri agriculture and its workers.The Missouri Republican Party launched the radio ad, titled, "Hogwash," highlighting how McCaskill "sells" farmers out for Washington, D.C. liberals and lobbyists.
"Our way of life is under attack by D.C. liberals and lobbyists, and McCaskill's been with them every step of the way," the ad narrator says. "She cozies up with environmental extremists who want to put Missouri farms out of business. She voted for WOTUS to give the government more control of our private land. And worse, McCaskill voted to raise the death tax."
"A vote for Claire McCaskill is a vote for Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, and it's a vote against President Trump and Missouri farmers. Claire McCaskill is one of us? That's hogwash," the narrator continues.
The ad follows McCaskill saying in October that she didn't care about losing votes in Missouri's "bootheel," the rural southeastern tip of the state. "If we do our job in St. Louis County, you know, I can give up a few votes in the bootheel," McCaskill said.
The 107 Missouri farmers who signed in support of the ad include Blake Hurst, the president of the Missouri Farm Bureau, and Neal Bredehoeft, the former president of the American Soybean Association.