WASHINGTON _ The future of Sen. Claire McCaskill's Senate career could rest with Missouri's black voters _ and McCaskill is struggling to overcome the perception that she's taking their support for granted.
Leading black politicians in Missouri have held a series of private meetings in recent weeks with McCaskill. Among those urging her to get more involved are the state's two veteran black congressional representatives and state Rep. Bruce Franks, the Ferguson, Mo., protester-turned-politician who admonished McCaskill earlier this year for not doing enough outreach in black communities.
McCaskill won 94 percent of the black vote in Missouri in 2012 when Barack Obama was on the ticket, seeking re-election as the nation's first black president.
