WHY THE DEMOCRATS Have Given Up On Missouri.

UPDATE: Prof. Stephen Clark writes:

Weigel really pushes the racial meme doesn’t he? Well, you’ll find what you set out to look for. But…if that is the view Democrats have of what motivates Missouri voters they will be out of power in this state for a very long time. Weigel might have bothered to look at the party dynamics over the last twenty years. I’ve been here for twenty five and the decline of the Democratic party has progressed over that period to the point that it is competitive at the state level in about 3 counties: St. Louis, Jackson (Kansas City), and Boone (Columbia, home to Mizzou), and they are only barely competitive in Boone. Take a good look at the county by county results from the 2010 midterms. The only counties held by Democrats were St. Louis and Jackson. This isn’t about race. It’s about a party that has moved well to the left of the average Missouri voter.

The real question isn’t why people are leaving the Democratic party. It’s why anyone would stay, at this point.