Top GOP recruit won’t run against Missouri Sen. McCaskill

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(AP) – Top Republican recruit U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner of Missouri
says she’s not running for Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill’s seat in 2018.Wagner said in a statement Monday that she’s instead running for re-election
to her suburban St. Louis House seat.

Wagner’s announcement creates a vacuum for Republicans hoping to win the U.S.
Senate seat. McCaskill is among 10 Senate Democrats running in 2018 in states
won by President Donald Trump.

Wagner’s decision not to run also may indicate that some Republicans feel the
race could be tougher than expected, given Trump’s low approval ratings and an
energized Democratic base.

Former Sen. John Danforth was among several high-profile Republicans who
previously encouraged Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley to run.

Hawley has not yet said whether he’ll run in 2018.

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