Show-Me Red State Takeover Cont'd 2024

We share these series of links because it's important to offer "a sense of place" to Kansas City voters. 

Missouri remains a red state and polling suggest it'll stay that way for years. 

This remains true if the best plan that Missouri Democrats have is to start shooting reporters and/or running candidates that don't connect with voters outside of a small social media circle.

Here's the word . . .

"The statistic is almost hard to believe: from 1904 to 2004, Missouri voters elected the presidential candidate who went on to win the election 25 out of 26 times. The only exception was 1956 when Missouri picked Adlai Stevenson instead of Dwight D. Eisenhower.

"Missouri was the classic swing state for years, explained Debra Leiter, an associate professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas Citys Department of Political Science & Philosophy.

"Missouri's swing state, or bellwether status, ended in 2008 when voters elected Sen. John McCain over Sen. Barack Obama.

"Missouri is now solidly red, even on the state level. From governor to treasurer, every leader elected to statewide office is a Republican. Since 2000, Missourians have picked the Republican presidential candidate."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

How Missouri lost its bellwether status for presidential elections

From 1904 to 2004, Missouri voters elected the presidential candidate who went on to win the election 25 out of 26 times. This century, the state's supported Republican candidates almost exclusively.

Abortion rights, public safety: Missouri governor candidate Crystal Quade makes pitch to voters

This November, Missourians will be voting on a candidate for the state's highest office: governor. House Minority Leader Crystal Quade wants to be Missouri's first female governor.

Supporting law enforcement, securing nation's border: Mike Kehoe's pitch to Missouri voters for governor race

Current Missouri Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe claimed the Republican nominee spot for the gubernatorial race in August, running for the state's highest office.

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