Politics: 2020 Missouri Governor Race Results

 

When it came to the Missouri race for governor that happened last year, it was the incumbent, Republican Mike Parsons, against Democratic challenger Nicole Galloway. Mike ascended to the office of governor after his predecessor resigned after scandals in June of 2018. He has made some legally questionable moves that the Missouri Supreme Court decided to go along with for some reason, such as appointing a new number two, which goes against the Missouri Constitution. Plus, he didn’t seem to care as much about the coronavirus, even after getting it himself. Why is there not a mask mandate in Missouri?

 

That’s why I think that Nicole’s loss represents a lost opportunity for Democrats. There is a lot that could have been covered in the ads that wasn’t. Nicole was painted as untrustworthy. But most people knew that the ads attacking her were not true. But she never ran ads saying this that I ever saw. You need to counter lies that aren’t true. And you need to do this in ads on TV so people will see it and know what is going on. Nowadays, it doesn’t matter if it is true or not. If someone paints you or people close to you as untrustworthy, you will lose.

 

Because Mike doesn’t care that much about the pandemic, his is now one of many states that I have an avoidance preference of Missouri. This basically means not going to this state when I can avoid it. And I won’t be posting pictures of it on facebook typically for a while.

 

Another annoying thing about the ads is a dumb thing that keeps working over and over again. It seems that for any Republican to win in Missouri, all they have to do is accuse their opponent of being too liberal. It’s dumb and yet it keeps working over and over again. They don’t actually have a legit reason for not liking said candidate. They are just accused of being too liberal and that’s all that they need to do to win.

 

While Mike could run for reelection again in 2024, we don’t yet know if that will happen or not. He said once that he wouldn’t run for this or any other office again after this election so we’ll see if he holds up his deal or not. He may have won reelection, but that doesn’t mean he’s the better candidate. He certainly doesn’t do a good job for his state. But the majority of those that voted for him in that state just didn’t see it.