A campaign spokeswoman confirmed late Tuesday afternoon to Patch that Missouri U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is off the campaign trail for the rest of the week as her family rallies around her ailing mother, Betty Anne, 84.
Earlier, the campaign told the Associated Press that "McCaskill and her siblings plan to be with their mother around-the-clock at the hospital and requested prayers and privacy," at a St. Louis hospital's Intensive Care Unit.
Her Republican opponent, U.S. Representative Todd Akin, tweeted a link to the AP story along with words of support. "Our thoughts & prayers are with @clairecmc and her mother," the message said.
Hopefully Mr. Akin will arrange it so that Claire has ample time to spend with her.
Hey folks! Search the internet for "McCaskill scandals"....and how the media is now being called out on NOT reporting them...befor the searches are tweeked.
I can't see myself voting for Claire, but I will pray for her & her mother.