I just received in my mail an announcement from the Democrats:
Democrat Lauren Arthur just WON her special election for the Missouri Senate, flipping a Trump-won district from red to blue!
Lauren’s win marks the 42nd time Democrats have flipped a Republican-held seat from red to blue since Trump took office. That’s historic – and it shows yet again that voters everywhere are REJECTING the GOP’s extremism, even in the heart of Trump country.
KMBC News of Missouri confirms:
How significant is this victory? It’s hard to say. In 2016 the Republicans won by about 23 points, and in 2012 by about 5 points. On the other hand, the turnout of 24,591 is less than 1/3 of a normal turnout, so that suggests the results are swayed by general voter enthusiasm. I glanced at losing candidate Corlew’s website and noted not a single mention of President Trump on the front page. My guess is that this election may have partially turned on purely local issues.
Still, a Democratic flip of a seat remains a flip and should continue the energy the Democrats will need in the midterm elections in November.
