MO-GOV: McCaskill not running

[NewYorkExpress]

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/mccaskill-i-ll-never-run-again-but-i-ll-stay/article_6406ae6d-88b6-5dee-8777-ca860a924bca.html

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Not that I think she would have won, but she probably would have had a better shot than Galloway (who really should run for Lieutenant Governor in 2020).

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

NC is the new MO and will follow the presidential election. A close race in NC, although Dems dont have to win, will help Cooper and Dem running against Tillis😀

[Scottholes 2.0]

Good riddance. I've never really been too much of a fan of hers.

[libertpaulian]

Good riddance. I've never really been too much of a fan of hers.

She's among the worst of the worst.  Way too liberal for her state's values yet at the same time tries to come off as a Clintonite moderate waaayyyy too hard.

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

I could see her aiming for a spot in the next Democratic administration. Maybe DHS?

[Scottholes 2.0]

Good riddance. I've never really been too much of a fan of hers.

She's among the worst of the worst.  Way too liberal for her state's values yet at the same time tries to come off as a Clintonite moderate waaayyyy too hard.

[ηєω ƒяσηтιєя]

I could see her aiming for a spot in the next Democratic administration. Maybe DHS?

No.

[Xing]

Safe R -> Safe R

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

She will be the last of the Democratic statewide officials in MO: Carnahans and McCaskill.

[Suburbia]

Missouri Democrats will be back, but it will be a long haul.

That is for sure.


Democrats should not rule out Missouri, however.

[TML]

Missouri Democrats will be back, but it will be a long haul.

That is for sure.


Democrats should not rule out Missouri, however.

That's right. Remember that a minimum wage increase ballot initiative passed overwhelmingly in MO on the same day McCaskill lost. That should provide a hint as to what electoral strategy would work better for Democrats here.

[Pandaguineapig]

Yeah, she has much more money to make as a lobbyist or cable news talking head than from a run for governor that would be unlikely to succeed

[💥💥 brandon bro (he/him/his)]

Missouri Democrats will be back, but it will be a long haul.

That is for sure.


Democrats should not rule out Missouri, however.

That's right. Remember that a minimum wage increase ballot initiative passed overwhelmingly in MO on the same day McCaskill lost. That should provide a hint as to what electoral strategy would work better for Democrats here.

Ballot measures like a minimum wage increase can pass because it's a singular idea. Democratic candidates have to stand on a platform that includes a wide range of ideas. Being a Democrat comes with a label that opens them up to attack on immigration, abortion, guns, etc. which makes running a good campaign there very difficult. Look at Medicare for all: lots of Democrats didn't even endorse the idea when they ran but because of the (D) Republicans ran ads against them saying they did endorse M4A and many voters were inclined to believe it.

[lfromnj]

Missouri Democrats will be back, but it will be a long haul.

That is for sure.


Democrats should not rule out Missouri, however.

That's right. Remember that a minimum wage increase ballot initiative passed overwhelmingly in MO on the same day McCaskill lost. That should provide a hint as to what electoral strategy would work better for Democrats here.

The gas tax also passed in Orange county. Lol voters are just dumb

[TML]

Missouri Democrats will be back, but it will be a long haul.

That is for sure.


Democrats should not rule out Missouri, however.

That's right. Remember that a minimum wage increase ballot initiative passed overwhelmingly in MO on the same day McCaskill lost. That should provide a hint as to what electoral strategy would work better for Democrats here.

Ballot measures like a minimum wage increase can pass because it's a singular idea. Democratic candidates have to stand on a platform that includes a wide range of ideas. Being a Democrat comes with a label that opens them up to attack on immigration, abortion, guns, etc. which makes running a good campaign there very difficult. Look at Medicare for all: lots of Democrats didn't even endorse the idea when they ran but because of the (D) Republicans ran ads against them saying they did endorse M4A and many voters were inclined to believe it.

My point was that McCaskill would probably have performed better had she tied herself more closely to that minimum wage ballot initiative (she might have won, or she might have made the final result a nail-biter for her opponent). Instead, she actually alienated Democratic base voters during her campaign, which depressed turnout in Democratic base areas and greatly contributed to her loss (remember, polls suggested that she would either win narrowly or lose narrowly, both of which suggested that the actual result was an underperformance).

[TML]

Missouri Democrats will be back, but it will be a long haul.

That is for sure.


Democrats should not rule out Missouri, however.

That's right. Remember that a minimum wage increase ballot initiative passed overwhelmingly in MO on the same day McCaskill lost. That should provide a hint as to what electoral strategy would work better for Democrats here.

The gas tax also passed in Orange county. Lol voters are just dumb

I wouldn't call that dumb; instead, I view that as evidence that many policy ideas which are typically associated with the political left and not the political right actually have broad bipartisan support on both sides of the political spectrum.