Missouri Senate Hopeful Jason Kander One of Many Who Could Change Senate Balance of Power
BRANSON MO NEWS:
Jason Kander, the millennial Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri, has been making waves in America’s heartland.
Kander, 35, snagged national attention with his “Background Checks” ad, in which he assembles an AR-15 assault rifle blindfolded in just 30 seconds while talking about his Army service in Afghanistan and his pro-gun, pro-background checks policy. Kander is Missouri’s secretary of state and he previously served in Missouri’s general assembly, but this is his first senatorial run. His campaign slogan this election season is “More Jobs. Less Government.”
“You can turn on cable news right now and see a Democrat or Republican on TV and either one of them will say Washington is broken. And what bothers me is it seems to be the only thing they agree on,” Kander said. “And for my generation, this is the only version of American politics a lot of people in my generation has ever seen. So, folks are a lot more likely to look at this and say, ‘I guess this is what it is.’”
He added: “As somebody who was willing to potentially give my life for the idea that this is the best system in the world, …
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