Roy Temple, chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party, said he heard the news when he was asked about it during an unrelated conference call with reporters.

“I would say, ‘Thank you, send more,’” he said.

“The recent investment is national recognition that highlights the significant impact when Missouri Republicans such as Eric Greitens and Senator Blunt disgracefully stand by Donald Trump and his outrageous behavior,” said Democratic party executive director Crystal Brinkley.

Republican groups said the money shows that Koster and Clinton are “politicians cut from the same cloth.”

“Today’s news confirms what we’ve long known: A vote for Hillary Clinton is a vote for Chris Koster,” said Jeremy Adler, communications director of Missouri Rising, which supports GOP candidates.

Jonathon Prouty, executive director of the Missouri Republican Party, said the move would make down-ballot Democrats beholden to Clinton.

“Clinton wants them to serve as ambassadors for her liberal agenda here in Missouri,” he said.

Starting in 1960, the Show-Me state voted for the national winner in 12 straight presidential elections, switching between Democrat and Republican choices that mirrored the nation’s preference. But the last Democratic presidential candidate to win Missouri was Bill Clinton in 1996.

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