Democrats should contest Missouri this year

[NYCButterfinger]

Yes, Democrats will perform well in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Columbia, but they should pour resources in the STL/KC suburbs.....Missouri hasn't voted Democratic since 1996, can Biden win it?

[jorgevlorgan]

1. Obama won it in 2008, no?

[tritsofme]

3. No. I believe it was the first time in many years that MO did not swing for the winner.

[RhodeIslandOne]

4. Lost by 4,000 votes.

[jorgevlorgan]

11. Ohhhh you're right!

My bad

[Renew Deal]

2. I saw a graphic yesterday showing Missouri as one 10 states where Trump was winning independents

He was losing states like OK and ID, but was winning MO?

[RhodeIslandOne]

5. It's a deep South state

Only kept on the margins by a couple of large urban areas with bad voting practices.

[jcgoldie]

6. Fuck missouri

The only way a democrat is getting elected there in a statewide race is if their opponent distinguishes between “legitimate” and other sorts of rape...

[NYCButterfinger]

10. Missouri was won by Clinton in 1992 and 1996, Democrats can win the Bootheel

If they focus on jobs, healthcare.

[brooklynite]

7. You don't provide any reasons as to WHY...

Other than an arbitrary "we should compete everywhere",, putting resources into MO means not putting them elsewhere. What makes MO a good financial proposition.

[Indykatie]

8. There are Other Better "Stretch" States Than Missouri for Dems to Throw Money At n/t

[vercetti2021]

9. Contest Texas and Georgia

Biden is either leading or trailing by a little in those states