Missouri Republicans still have power. What did they lose?

By Jason Hancock | Editor-in-Chief

Good morning,

Republicans still control Missouri’s government. But Tuesday’s election left them with smaller legislative majorities and less room for error.

Democrats flipped 16 House seats, ended GOP supermajorities in both chambers and defeated a longtime Republican congresswoman. Yet the election didn’t turn Missouri blue, and it’s far from clear how much will change in Jefferson City.

On the latest Missouri on the Record, I talk with Rudi Keller about what happened, why and what comes next.

On this week’s Missouri on the Record, Rudi Keller examines how Democrats shattered Republican supermajorities, where the GOP lost ground and what the results could mean for Missouri’s political future.

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