Missouri Democrats gathered in St. Louis on Saturday for their annual Truman Dinner, the biggest event of the year for a party that remains on the outs in state politics. The 2026 midterms will also include critical votes on a proposed abortion ban and a measure making it harder to change the constitution.

If Missouri Democrats are looking for help to get out of a decade-long electoral funk, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear may be able to provide a practical roadmap.

Beshear won the governorship in Kentucky in 2019 and 2023, even though that state would eventually vote for President Donald Trump in 2020 and 2024 by landslides. He told a capacity crowd on Saturday at the Missouri Democratic Party Truman Dinner that winning on tough terrain requires sticking with convictions, using plain and und

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