The counterargument is that Missourians keep passing progressive ballot measures while simultaneously voting for people who vocally oppose said measures and immediately repeal them because they see politics as a team sport rather than anything that actually affects them. A progressive message might speak to these voters, but voting R is, some reason, as baked into their identity as rooting for the Tigers is.
It just depends on who turns out more voters: KC/STL/Springfield or the rural areas.
In the 90’s and early 00’s, Missouri was a battleground state that generally elected Democrats. It’s easier to elect Republicans here because we legalized gerrymandering a few years ago, and I don’t expect that to change in the near-term. The assholes in Jeff City have done a great job blunting the political power of Kansas City and St. Louis.
The counterargument is that Missourians keep passing progressive ballot measures while simultaneously voting for people who vocally oppose said measures and immediately repeal them because they see politics as a team sport rather than anything that actually affects them. A progressive message might speak to these voters, but voting R is, some reason, as baked into their identity as rooting for the Tigers is.
It just depends on who turns out more voters: KC/STL/Springfield or the rural areas.
In the 90’s and early 00’s, Missouri was a battleground state that generally elected Democrats. It’s easier to elect Republicans here because we legalized gerrymandering a few years ago, and I don’t expect that to change in the near-term. The assholes in Jeff City have done a great job blunting the political power of Kansas City and St. Louis.