• rockSlayer@lemmy.world
    142·
    2 months ago

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

    • Telodzrum@lemmy.world
      24·
      2 months ago

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

      • rockSlayer@lemmy.world
        51·
        2 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.

        • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
          6·
          2 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.

        • Telodzrum@lemmy.world
          13·
          2 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.

          • rockSlayer@lemmy.world
            3·
            2 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.