• @Thrashy@lemmy.world
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    274 months ago

    This psycho was just in the news for attaching her Democratic opponent for “raising a groomer” because one of her grandkids is trans. She makes Marjorie Taylor Green look polite by comparison, and the shame of it is that, given how state-level politics have been trending in Missouri, she’s got a decent shot of winning in the general just because of the magic ®.

    • @ApexHunter@lemmy.ml
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      64 months ago

      I’m originally from Missouri. There are a fuckton of racists there that will be cheering this on.

      • @Thrashy@lemmy.world
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        44 months ago

        I also grew up in Missouri, though I live in Kansas now, and I know several people who fit that description.

        The thing that kills me about Missouri is that it used to be a competitive state for moderate Democrata, but the rural chunks of the state fell victim to right wing populism during the Tea Party wave in 2010 and now there’s a whole generation of Missourians whose defining political characteristic is rancorous hate for “liberal” city people. Kansas’ politics aren’t great, either, but at least the rural voters care about farm issues here… In Missouri, particularly south of I-70 where the only real industry they ever had was lead mining, all that’s left is the hate they’ve been fed from right wing assholes.