I'm getting Jason Kander vibes from Lucas Kunce in Missouri. Could this be another sleeper race like in 2016 where Trump wins big but the Senate race is close, Josh Hawley doesn't appear popular?! 💙🇺🇲
I'm getting Jason Kander vibes from Lucas Kunce in Missouri. Could this be another sleeper race like in 2016 where Trump wins big but the Senate race is close, Josh Hawley doesn't appear popular?! 💙🇺🇲
The difference between 2016 and 2024 is that Roy Blunt was never really a lightning rod. He had a lower profile than most Senate Republicans and not as much of an ego as Josh Hawley. However, if Kander got the percentage of the votes that he did in 2016, that means it's still possible to mount credible Senate races in Missouri.
Kunce's rallies have been packed as of recently and he's getting in serious fundraising that has surpassed even Hawley's.
Kander's key advantage was that he served in the Missouri house and moreover, served as the Secretary of State of Missouri. A major issue in many red states for Democrats is not necessarily that the states are too conservative, but rather they lack name recognition. Serving in a statewide office is definitely one such way to get name recognition. Without name recognition, it becomes harder to engage constituents and communicate your platform. Kunce lacks the advantage of serving in a state office, but he has had some exposure thanks to his previous senate election. We will see how far Kunce can establish his brand and build up a network and infrastructure.
He could although last I remember, Kander postponed his political career because he was still suffering from PTSD from having served in the War in Afghanistan.
I'm getting Jason Kander vibes from Lucas Kunce in Missouri. Could this be another sleeper race like in 2016 where Trump wins big but the Senate race is close, Josh Hawley doesn't appear popular?! 💙🇺🇲
Yes, it's certainly possible he loses narrowly.
Kander smoked Blunt (holding him to under 50%; which is actually remarkable); if Kunce is even in that ballpark, it's A Blue Wave
Panic! At Tedisco
Yes. 100% agree.
The difference between 2016 and 2024 is that Roy Blunt was never really a lightning rod. He had a lower profile than most Senate Republicans and not as much of an ego as Josh Hawley. However, if Kander got the percentage of the votes that he did in 2016, that means it's still possible to mount credible Senate races in Missouri.
Kunce's rallies have been packed as of recently and he's getting in serious fundraising that has surpassed even Hawley's.
4 vulnerable Republican long shot seats than can absolutely be achieved if everything goes right for upsets:
1. Rick Scott (R-Florida).
2. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri).
3. Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska).
4. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).
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Kander's key advantage was that he served in the Missouri house and moreover, served as the Secretary of State of Missouri. A major issue in many red states for Democrats is not necessarily that the states are too conservative, but rather they lack name recognition. Serving in a statewide office is definitely one such way to get name recognition. Without name recognition, it becomes harder to engage constituents and communicate your platform. Kunce lacks the advantage of serving in a state office, but he has had some exposure thanks to his previous senate election. We will see how far Kunce can establish his brand and build up a network and infrastructure.
I'm hoping kander decides to run again
He could although last I remember, Kander postponed his political career because he was still suffering from PTSD from having served in the War in Afghanistan.
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/former-missouri-lawmaker-jason-kander-featured-new-documentary/story?id=100408506
Kunce also, like Kander, is a war veteran who served in combat (to my understanding, in the Iraq War and Afghanistan War).
I'd caution that what happened in 2016 doesn't necessarily suggest anything about this year. Missouri could be a lot more Republican now,
8 years later.
Missouri....where Democrats keep getting candidates out of central casting but they all go to waste!
Edit: Misery...where Democrats...
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