Please understand; Missouri is a very conservative state, except for St. Louis and Kanas City, plus Columbia.
These bastions of liberalism can sometimes swing Missouri’s vote. Sometimes not.
Even Columbia (I live about 20 minutes North) isn’t too liberal outside of the University doofuses and liberal city government people. Lots of Dixiecrats around here, too—but that genre is fading. Anywhere on the outskirts of Columbia is staunchly conservative. I think Boone County went like 51-49 D/R in the last presidential election. I assume you live somewhere South of me—which is reliably conservative.
“Please understand; Missouri is a very conservative state”
As a MA resident I was surprised at all the nonsense at U. of Missouri last year. I assumed MO was conservative and your post makes me feel better.
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