As Missouri politics turn from purple to red, presidential campaigns skip the state
"Since shortly after the turn of the century, the GOP has enjoyed its unusual dominance in the Missouri General Assembly, boasting veto-proof majorities in recent years that have allowed the legislative branch to run roughshod over Nixon. Also, Republicans control six of the states eight congressional seats.
Democrats, though, have demonstrated an uncanny ability to continue winning high offices. The GOPs penchant for divisive primaries has contributed to the success of Nixon, McCaskill and two-term attorney general Koster.
Another factor favoring Republicans these days: TV advertising. It turns out that Missouri is a highly inefficient TV advertising purchase for presidential campaigns or any other campaign, for that matter. Buy television in Kansas City and roughly half the households reached are in red state Kansas, which hasnt gone Democratic for president since Lyndon Johnson in 1964.
Buy it in St. Louis or Cape Girardeau and theres heavy spillover into Illinois."
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