By Julie Rovner, NPR
Washington, DC – A ballot initiative on stem-cell research is dividing Republicans in Missouri, and shaking up the U.S. Senate race between GOP Sen. Jim Talent and Democratic State Auditor Claire McCaskill.
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New campaign reports were due, and they show that McCaskill raised more money than Republican Senator Jim Talent in the first half of October. But McCaskill also took out a $500,000 loan to help her campaign buy more TV ads.
The report shows she raised about $1.9 million this month; Talent raised nearly $600,000 over the same period.
Throughout the entire campaign, though, Talent has raised more than $13 million, while McCaskill has raised more than $9 million.
A McCaskill spokeswoman says the money borrowed was against the equity on the Democrat's home, and the loan is expected to be repaid by Election Day.