• rockSlayer@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Missouri is more purple than people realize. They often vote against their own interests nationally, but locally they vote relatively progressive

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      3 months ago

      A PVI of R+10 is not “more purple than people realize.” That’s as red as NY is blue.

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        3 months ago

        Polls don’t matter in this instance. Look at the state record, which shows a modest progressive lean on statewide and municipal politics and a moderate conservative lean on federal politics.

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          3 months ago

          Exactly half of our last 12 governors were democrats, but the guy you’re responding to is either a troll or an idiot. Probably a bit of both.

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          3 months ago

          PVI is historical voting record. Holy shit my man, at the bare minimum understand a conversation before dumping your ignorant thoughts into it.

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            3 months ago

            The index looks at how every congressional district voted in the past two presidential elections combined and compares it to the national average.

            Sounds like a poll to me. If you actually look at how the politics play out at the state level, it tells a different story.