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46:08Now PlayingJess Piper, executive director of Blue Missouri and author of The View From Rural Missouri, joins Susan Demas and Sam Osterhout on The Weekly Assignment to explain why Missouri’s deep-red reputation hides a bigger truth: Democrats stopped competing, rural voters were abandoned, and Republicans filled the vacuum with culture war politics.
Piper breaks down how Christian nationalism, news deserts, gerrymandering, school cuts, hospital closures, and GOP overreach are reshaping rural politics ahead of the midterms. Susan and Sam also discuss Trump’s unraveling Iran deal, JD Vance’s cleanup act, the algae-filled reflecting pool fiasco, and this week’s Lincoln Square lineup.
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