The thing to know about Missouri is “it makes no sense.” That’s the caveat Dave Robertson, a keen observer of the state and a leading authority on its elections, offers when discussing Missouri politics. “You’ve got all these different groups and geographies,” says Robertson, the chair of the political science department at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
A state that proudly thinks of itself as the most average place in the country isn’t a bellwether anymore. Has it gone Republican, or can Claire McCaskill make it swing again?
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