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 rec…
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.
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).