Claire McCaskill Stage 3 - Aug. 14, 2012 Claire McCaskill August 14, 2012 Print friendly Video Campaign status: Won categories: Political Ads, TV MCCASKILL: I'm Claire McCaskill and I approve this message. STUDENTS: We're Missouri students. If you want to be our senator. Show us your record. Todd Akin said student loans are like cancer. ANNOUNCER: It's true. On April 21, Todd Akin compared federal student loans to stage 3 cancer. CLIP OF TODD AKIN: American has got the equivalent of stage 3 cancer of socialism. STUDENTS: Student loans are like cancer? Loans like that make all the difference for students like me. It's about what's fair. Missouri students deserve better. ANNOUNCER: See for yourself at the truthaboutakin.com.