/ Former U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill answers questions while she was still serving in office during a town hall at Harris-Stowe State University in 2018. McCaskill has been an MSNBC political commentator since departing the Senate in 2019. After having served in office starting in 1982, former U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill said she’s now enjoying being a political commentator on MSNBC. She said she was initially worried about what she would do with her time after losing to Republican Josh Hawley in 2018, adding that her life in politics was akin to being on a “hamster wheel” with a nonstop schedule and commitments. But the former Democratic official said she’s been busy and happy