Not Even Abortion Politics Can Save Heiress Trudy Busch Valentine

Another sign of the red wave flexing on Missouri politics yet again . . . Or possibly a bit of irony for our smarter readers . . .

Women's rights and a name synonymous beer fueled good times STILL don't boost the fortunes of a bad candidates.

And yeah, like it or not . . . The Pentagon progressive pick would've done even worse given that voters long for REAL LEADERSHIP and not branding.  

Meanwhile . . .

For all their faults . . . At least the GOP is honest with their selection of an empty suit and completely replaceable tall white dude.

Check the data . . .

Schmitt is leading his Democratic challenger by more than 10 points in most polls, even though roughly 75% of Missourians — including roughly 60% of Republicans — believe women should be able to obtain abortions in situations like rape or incest. And 17% of Republicans even said they’d vote to overturn the ban and make abortion legal in Missouri.

Democratic pollsters and strategists have insisted that outrage over abortion access will boost Democrats’ chances in the midterm elections. And Missouri is not the reddest state in the nation; a Democrat held statewide office as recently as 2019. But getting elected on a pro-abortion rights platform isn’t easy in Missouri, even if most people in the state are privately with you.

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

Missouri Senate race shows just how hard it is to campaign on abortion in the heartland

ANSAS CITY, Mo. - If any Senate race should be a referendum on abortion access it's the one in Missouri. The Republican official running to represent the Show Me State, Eric Schmitt, used his previous post as Missouri's attorney general to ban all abortions in the state even in cases of rape and incest, just minutes after the U.S.