As U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill fights to keep her seat in a razor-close race that could determine control of the Senate, a coalition of nonprofits went on a drive and reports it has registered more than 87,000 predominately black voters across Missouri.
The nonpartisan coalition, called Missouri Black Votes, hopes to engage black voters after the state passed a “burdensome” new voter identification law. The coalition says it is not working on McCaskill’s behalf, but registration drive could benefit McCaskill, who captured 94 percent of the black vote in Missouri last time she was up for election in 2012.
