Missouri Democrats Declare Super Bowl Victory As They Remain Super Minority

Just so we can understand hackery when we see/hear it . . . 

Only people getting PAID to call this an EPIC victory are calling couple of flips a sign of monumental progress.

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"According to unofficial results, Republicans will enter the 2023 legislative session with 109 seats. The GOP won 114 seats in 2020."

Remember that a super-majority means that the party in power holds more than two-thirds of the seats. 

The "good night" celebrated by Missouri Democrats represents about a 4.3% gain if we're being generous. That isn't even keeping up with inflation BUT . . . To be fair . . . The tiny steps forward are impressive given the burden of a Prez Biden White House hanging over their head.

And so . . . The progress at least deserves mention . . . 

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The result, 54 seats, is the best the Democrats have achieved since 2010, when the party prevailed in 56 districts.

With 66 candidates running unopposed or without major party foes, Republicans needed to win only 16 of the 69 contested seats to retain their majority. They did that easily and rural Missouri, which began the day solidly Republican, remained that way after the tabulation was finished.

There were about 20 competitive seats this year, said Jonathan Ratliff, executive director of the House Republican Campaign Committee.

Democrats picked up seats in Boone, Greene, Jackson, Platte and St. Louis counties. Republicans made their pick up in Clay County.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Democrats prevail in hotly contested Missouri legislative races * Missouri Independent

Democrats went into this year's election knowing they had no realistic chance of regaining legislative majorities the party lost 20 years ago. They targeted, and obtained, gains from new district maps. According to unofficial results, Republicans will enter the 2023 legislative session with 109 seats. The GOP won 114 seats in 2020.