Missouri Democrats unite behind Obama at state convention
Source: KC Star
LAKE OZARK, MO. -- LAKE OZARK, Mo. | Missouri Democrats united behind President Barack Obama at their state convention Saturday, expressing both concern and confidence about his ability to withstand a challenge from Republican Mitt Romney in an election that could hinge on voters' perceptions of the economy.
A smaller, less rambunctious group gathered at the Lake of the Ozarks this year, lending itself to a more relaxed, efficient convention compared to four years ago, when Obama was still battling with Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination. This year, Democrats were unified in their support for a trio of top-of-the-ticket incumbents for president, U.S. senator and governor.
Although he easily won nationally, Obama narrowly lost Missouri in 2008 to Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona. And so far in 2012, the president has not mounted a much of a push in the state. There are nine key states where Obama is running TV ads, and Missouri is not one of them.
Yet Democrats contend that Missouri's historical swing-state status will be as strong as ever this November, partly because Sen. Claire McCaskill's re-election bid is expected to be one of the most closely contested nationally as Republicans seek to wrest control of the Senate away from Democrats.
"We are the bellwether of bellwethers. We are going to decide which way the U.S. Senate goes," Democratic Party Chairman Mike Sanders told convention delegates Saturday.
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