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Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) ran into her top possible GOP foe on Monday, who acknowledged he was thinking of challenging her in two years.

McCaskill tweeted that she had an unplanned conversation this morning with former Sen. Jim Talent (R-Mo.), whom she defeated in her 2006 election to the Senate.

McCaskill tweeted Monday:

Just ran into Jim Talent at Lambert. Nice friendly conversation. Asked him if it was gonna be a rematch. He said he "was working through it"

The run-in for the pair is serendipitous. The Associated Press quoted Talent as saying he is ! "seriously considering" a rematch with McCaskill in 2012, and reported that former state Treasurer Sarah Steelman (R) was also considering a run.

Republicans have targeted McCaskill for defeat in 2012. While she won election in the Democratic wave election of 2006, Republicans have maintained their footing in the state over the past two election cycles.