Posted on 06/06/2018 6:14:15 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Democrats on Tuesday added to their list of special election wins in Republican districts since President Trump took office, picking up a Missouri state Senate district in suburban Kansas City.
State Rep. Lauren Arthur (D) bested state Rep. Kevin Corlew (R) in Missouri's 17th district, which covers parts of Clay County north of Kansas City.
The district favored Trump over Hillary Clinton by a 49 percent to 45 percent margin in 2016. At the same time, the district favored Democrat Jason Kander, who narrowly lost to Sen. Roy Blunt (R) that year.
The seat came open when the previous incumbent, state Sen. Ryan Silvey (R), quit to join the Public Service Commission.
Republicans will maintain control of the state Senate by a wide margin. Even with Silvey's departure, the GOP holds 24 of the 34 seats in the upper chamber.
But the results are another hint that Democratic voters are motivated to show up in low-turnout elections -- a trend that could prove decisive in November's midterm elections.
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I’m kinda hoping the Democrats take Virginia. Medicaid Expansion is going to break the state and I don’t want a Republican scapegoat.
This is all it takes for breathless articles from The Hill these days. November must not be looking so hot.
True. Except that November isn't likely to be a low-turnout election.
Well, we have made a big deal out of the fact that 1,000 seats across the country flipped to us, during the Obama years. I guess they will take one here and there as a big victory. But they may be right that Dems will be more motivated than Pubbies this November. I sure hope Trump gets out the vote so we don’t lose the House and we gain seats in the Senate this year.
It’s also at the top of the Trending news articles on Fakebook. The three top trending stories on FB have Democrat in the blurb.
The seat had been held by a Democrat as recently as 10 years ago, so it isn’t like they flipped a generation-long Republican stronghold. And part of it could be a result of the Greitens fiasco. I wouldn’t read a lot into it.
Shows you how well Republicans did yesterday...the Hill has to tout a MO. state Senate race as evidence for their ‘blue wave’ fantasy.
And..?
Turnout was about 20%, which is high for a special election. Democrat turnout was stronger than Republican.
They need something to feel better about Claire McCaskill being toast.
We're doomed!
It was number 43. The only problem I have with losing 43 is that these really wouldn’t be lost if the republicans showed up to vote. Why give democrats even 1 seat? Especially easy seats. That’s my frustration with this.
“True. Except that November isn’t likely to be a low-turnout election.”
Most of the races they won in they PURPOSELY had the media keep it under the radar, and then the Dems used their back-channel methods to let their people know that there was an election and to get out and vote. About the only one that was high profile was Roy Moore, and that was not a wave election either...it was an idiot who didn’t know how to answer a question.
The Dems will find keeping the November elections a secret a bit more challenging, to say the least.
Do voters have to vote again for this seat, this November?
Agree completely. If Republicans sit on their asses and don’t vote they have no one to blame but themselves.
So, what is the net tally across the nation as this election cycle progresses? One senate seat in MO does not make a wave, in either direction. Tell me by an overall plus/minus tally how the sates legislatures seats are looking?
If you look at the state of MO as a whole, you’ll see a strangle hold by Republicans in both houses, the governors office and across most political entities state wide, only the inner cities of MO ( two, really, three if we count that leftist elitist academia “hotbed” of Columbia) have a DEM lean or strength.
Wake me when states’ start leaning left....
Lauren Arthur writes like a typical journalism major: too many overworked words and subordinificated clauses. UGH!
Plus she’s obviously a lefty, surprise, surprise...
They openly slandered and libeled Moore, with the full beam of the Media Death Star, Facebook and Twitter.
Yes, and that’s great for Deep Red states and districts, but its a disaster for purple and pink districts....
Dems will show up at near Presidential year levels, and the GOP has shown it isn’t likely to get better than typical midterm turnouts...
GOP is losing the house this fall, short of the DEMS openly running on impeachment, because the GOP is not even talking to the non traditional MAGA voter, let alone giving them a reason to care and show up in the fall.
7 Congressional districts in California alone that are currently R were won by Hillary in 16... and I fully expect 10 or more seats in the upper midwest to flip to blue as well... The GOP is on path to lose the house... they don’t understand the electorate and are flat out incompetent.
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