Missouri Democrats mull whether anti-abortion rights candidates would regain political ground

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http://kcur.org/post/trail-democrats-mull-whether-anti-abortion-rights-candidates-would-regain-political-ground#stream/0
"In 2006, former Sen. Frank Barnitz of Lake Spring, Rep. Paul Quinn of Monroe City and Rep. Tom Shivley of Shelbyville were able to keep rural districts in the Democratic column in 2006. But all three of those candidates were voted out of office by 2012, and there hasn’t been much of an effort to win those seats back.

Meanwhile, a number of socially conservative Democrats, like former state Reps. Terry Swinger of Caruthersville, and Joseph Fallert of Ste. Genevieve failed at winning rural Senate districts over the past few election cycles. The last two Democratic candidates that captured GOP Senate seats, Scott Sifton of Affton and Jill Schupp of Creve Coeur, are fairly vocal proponents of abortion rights.

Socially conservative candidates aren’t the solution to the party’s woes, NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri Executive Director Alison Dreith said, because Republicans are “out and proud on their issues — and not wavering depending on the constituency that they’re talking to and trying to paint a picture of somebody who they are not.”

She praised the Democrats for the goal of running in 140 of Missouri's state House seats and all of Missouri's state Senate seats in the 2018 elections, but noted that “the Democrats now have some rebuilding to do when it comes to trust. I wouldn’t necessarily trust a party that was coming and knocking on my door or asking for money for the first time in a really long time.”"

[WinkyDink]

1. Why not just run as Republicans and cut out the Middle-man?