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minus-squarerockSlayer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down2·9 days agoMissouri is more purple than people realize. They often vote against their own interests nationally, but locally they vote relatively progressive
minus-squareTelodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·9 days agoA PVI of R+10 is not “more purple than people realize.” That’s as red as NY is blue.
minus-squarerockSlayer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-29 days agoPolls 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.
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·9 days agoExactly 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.
minus-squareTelodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·8 days agoPVI is historical voting record. Holy shit my man, at the bare minimum understand a conversation before dumping your ignorant thoughts into it.
minus-squarerockSlayer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 days 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.
Missouri is more purple than people realize. They often vote against their own interests nationally, but locally they vote relatively progressive
A PVI of R+10 is not “more purple than people realize.” That’s as red as NY is blue.
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.
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.
PVI is historical voting record. Holy shit my man, at the bare minimum understand a conversation before dumping your ignorant thoughts into it.
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.