Reply #8: He's trying to remove a weapon she could have used against him..... [View All]

[Judi Lynn]

Posted on Wed, Jan. 25, 2006
Stem cell battle emerging as key issue in Missouri Senate race
SAM HANANEL
Associated Press
WASHINGTON - As debate in Missouri intensifies over a proposed ballot initiative on stem cell research, so does the pressure on Sen. Jim Talent to step into the fray.

So far, the Missouri Republican has largely remained on the sidelines, declining to take a direct position on a constitutional amendment that would safeguard stem cell research and treatments in the state.

The petition drive is emerging as a key political issue in this year's U.S. Senate race, and some are predicting the divisions it's causing in the Republican Party could hurt Talent's re-election chances in November.

"If Talent comes out in favor of stem cell research, he loses support from the evangelicals," said Max Skidmore, professor of political science at University of Missouri-Kansas City. "If he opposes it, he'll lose support from the business community that otherwise might support him."
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http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/business/13710191.htm

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You'd hope the fact he hid from defining his position so long will itself be something useful to Claire McCaskill. It shows what a sneaky, slimey Republican he really is.