Missouri Democrats hope to reclaim place on the presidential map

Kamala Harris won’t be campaigning in Missouri in the final stages of her too-close-to-call presidential campaign against Donald Trump. But if the Show-Me State is ever going to regain the bellwether status it once had in presidential races, it may be because of candidates like Adrian Plank.

Plank, who has spent the better part of the last eight years knocking on local doors, represents a concerted effort by state Democratic Party leaders to rebuild the party by contesting as many local races as possible.

His dress as he runs for his second term in the state House of Representatives is casual but practical. Each of his cargo shorts’ many pockets are filled with campaign literature for various Boone County candidates.

As he goes door to door with a myriad of flyers, the 51-year-old union carpenter takes a country-casual approach. He likes to call people “Bubba.” Sometimes he offers unsolicited advice on how to address structural flaws he spots in their homes.


https://missouriindependent.com/2024/10/31/missouri-democrats-hope-to-reclaim-place-on-the-presidential-map/