STOP THERE That statement alone disqualifies the author from any intelligent analysis.
If he's talking Republican primaries he may have a point.
Kansas City and St. Louis and Columbia are not exactly the center-of-mass of Republican primary votes. Places like Springfield are, along with rural voters and (to be fair) a significant portion of suburban voters outside the major cities.
Missouri has been known for decades as being a mix of northern and southern, eastern and western, rural and urban voters, and therefore a microcosm of the national electorate. As the state has shifted rightward, the Republican Party primaries have shifted much more dramatically toward a southern and rural electorate.
And yes, I do live here in Missouri.
LOL! just go to St Louis or Kansas City and claim that Mo is more southern. I am from the south and moved to MO..believe me this state is far from southern.
I do believe we will know more after super tuesday. In the meantime..Santorum has recieved a free pass from the other candidates, the media and NO super pac attacks either. Wait until he is vetted which will happen soon. He is no conservative imo.
GO NEWT!