The citizens in the State of Missouri voted in favor of Donald Trump to be president by 18 points but the 97th district voted in his favor by 28 points, and yet a democrat Mike Revis just won an election to represent this very same district in the Missouri General Assembly where there will now be 116 republican representatives to 47 democrats.
Since January 2017, this is the 35th time that a democrat has won a state elected seat, previously held by a republican.
This win demonstrates how important it is for the democratic party to encourage democrats to challenge every republican candidate who is up for an elected post.
Here is the rest of the story…
On February 6, 2018, Reid Wilson of the Hill penned the following report, “Dems pick up deep-red legislative seat in Missouri”
Excerpts:
As per the 2/6/18 Huffington Post report by Amanda Terkel, “The 97th District in Jefferson County (was )historically Democratic but has recently tilted Republican. “
“In other words, the district has swung 31 percentage points toward Democrats since Trump won last year. ”
“Rep.-elect Mike Revis’s victory tonight will undoubtedly send another shockwave through the GOP as we continue to run the best candidates focused on addressing local issues and improving their neighbors’ quality of life,” said Jessica Post, executive director of a group dedicated to electing Democrats at the state level. “The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee continues to be impressed by our dedicated and talented slate of candidates, who have stepped up to run in these precedent-setting special elections.”
“Last month, Democrats also picked up a seat in Wisconsin’s state Senate, where Democrat Patty Schachtner defeated her opponent by 11 percentage points, taking a seat Republicans had held since 2001. The district was solidly red: Trump won by 17 percentage points in 2016, and Republican Mitt Romney won it in 2012. The Republican incumbent state senator won her re-election race in 2016 by 26 points. “
“Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) called the results a “wake-up call” for his party, and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said Republicans certainly needed to “pay attention” to the results. ”
Gronda Morin 
This is very encouraging news, Gronda! At this point, the very best electoral asset the Democrats enjoy is Donald Trump. Hail to the President!
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Dear John Fioravanti,
Some of these wins could be classified in the miracle category, As a former republican turned Independent in 2016 and then Democrat in 2017, I can say with conviction that there are many republicans who have done likewise. The ones who leave the republican party usually stick with being Independent.
There are resistance groups like the “Women’s March,” “Indivisible,” “No Labels” and others who have participants from all groups. I call them the “Coalition of the Decent.”
What is the best thing that can happen if I could wave a wand to turn current circumstances around? It would be for republicans to be so beaten up in the 2018 mid term November elections that the entire party wakes up to how out of touch they are, living in their own bubble.
Hugs, Gronda
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Stay tuned, Gronda, I think your magic wand will become apparent in November!
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Small steps, but very encouraging ones
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Dear Roger,
Even the seats, the Dems are losing are showing unbelievable improvement with the margins of the victories. There are seats that are so solidly republican but yet the party had to invest millions to salvage it.
The signs are miracle category great. If we don’t toot our horns more, it is only because we can’t take anything for granted yet.
Hugs, Gronda
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Very wise Gronda.
Triumphalism has been the death of many of campaign.
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