New Senate Race Research

        On November 8th, voters in Missouri will be voting either Senator Roy Blunt (the Republican incumbent) or Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander. Jonathan Dine, Fred Ryman, Jonathan McFarland, Gina Bufe, and Patrick Lee are also running in the general election. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is going to spend $3.5 million to support Jason Kander. Jason Kander is endorsed by Planned Parenthood, Joe Biden, Al Franken, the League of Conservative Voters, Sierra Club, Jay Nixon, etc.. Jason Kander supports the middle class, advocates for veterans and military families, as he was previously a soldier, and he believes in women's rights. His main contributors are the University of Missouri and Simmons Hanly Conroy. Jason Kander has raised  $9,516,888.00 and spent $6,019,823.00. Kander is pro-Hillary. He graduated from Georgetown Law School and majored in Political Science at American University. He very obviously believes in the right to bear arms as his previous ads have shown. The Democratic Senate Campaign Committee has spent over 1.5 million to support Kander's memorable campaign ads titled "Background Checks," and "All of Us."

Missouri has a population of 5,595,211 people. The median household income of Missouri ranges from $53,000 to $71,000. Missouri has major industries in transportation, especially cars, alcoholic beverages, and aerospace technology. Missouri leans Democratic, but only at 48.8%, while the Republican vote is 37.9%. Missouri considered is a swing state. Trump has made campaign visits to Missouri since August 22nd. Hillary established the Missouri Leadership Council in Missouri in 2015 and has made multiple stops in Kansas City at churches and Baptist Conventions. Missouri is neither anti-Hillary nor anti-Trump.

Roy Blunt is the incumbent in the Missouri Senate and is running for a second term. Blunt is currently endorsed by John R. Bolton, George W. Bush, Ted Cruz, the National Rifle Association, and the United States Chamber of Commerce. He attended Missouri State University and Southwest Baptist University. Blunt has been in the government since 1997. Roy Blunt is pro-life, thinks taxes should be decreased, supports gun control, and doesn't support government funding for energy or environmental programs. He has raised $14,352,574.00 and spent $10,436,064.00, he is heavily endorsed by the Crawford Group, Goldman Sacs, and Captial One Financial.