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Anti-Trump Labor Day Rally – 47th and Main – Mill Creek Park – Kansas City, Missouri – September 1, 2025

01 Monday Sep 2025

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Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump

GREAT Governor Mike Kehoe, of the Wonderful State of Missouri, which I love and won SIX times, including with
1.8 Million Votes in 2024 (by far the most Votes in History!), just called a very Special Session to begin passage of a new, much fairer, and much improved, Congressional Map, that will give the incredible people of Missouri the tremendous opportunity to elect an additional MAGA Republican in the
2026 Midterm Elections — A HUGE VICTORY for our America First Agenda, not just in the “Show-Me State,” but across our Nation. [….]

Today at noon close to 2000 individuals gathered at Mill Creek Park, 47th and Main, in Kansas City Missouri to protest the continuing
shitshow of Donald Trump (r), his administration, and his sycophants and enablers.

“Fuck Trump and Fuck You for Voting for Him”

“No Human is Illegal”

“Mike Kehoe is Trump’s Bitch”

“No Kings”

The constant car horns…

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“Stop Kehoe and Schmitt’s Gerrymandering”

“Abolish ICE, America’s Gestapo”

Media.

“Chinga La Migra”

“Gerrymander This”

“Science Saves Lives, Ignorance Kills”

“Defy Fascism”

“Fuck Ice”

“Do Not Obey in Advance”

“Tax the Rich”

Ironically, on the Country Club Plaza.

Previously:

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D) – on Donald Trump’s (r) early redistricting scam (August 29, 2025)

Hey, Brandon Phelps (r), are you going to vote for this gerrymandered bullshit? (August 30, 2025)

Democracy dies, strangled by a cult of sycophants in a legislative special session (August 30, 2025)

Democracy dies, strangled by a cult of sycophants in a legislative special session

30 Saturday Aug 2025

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“Tutto nello Stato, niente al di fuori dello Stato, nulla contro lo Stato.” – Benito Mussolini

Mike Kehoe (r) [2025 file photo].

Today:

Governor Mike Kehoe @GovMikeKehoe

Thank you, @POTUS.

Missouri’s conservative, common-sense values should be truly represented at all levels of government, and the Missouri First Map delivers just that.
[….]
1:58 PM · Aug 30, 2025

“…truly represented…”

Once again, for the people in the back:

[….]

By the numbers:

Election Results Official Election Returns
State of Missouri – General Election, November 05, 2024, Tuesday, November 5, 2024
As announced by the Board of State Canvassers on Thursday, December 5, 2024

U.S. Representative – District 1 (653 of 653 Precincts Reported)

Andrew Jones Republican 56,453 18.4%
Wesley Bell Democratic 233,312 75.9%
Rochelle A. Riggins Libertarian 10,070 3.3%
Blake Ashby Better 2,279 0.7%
Don Fitz Green 5,151 1.7%
Total Votes 307,265

U.S. Representative – District 2 (591 of 591 Precincts Reported)

Ann Wagner Republican 233,444 54.5%
Ray Hartmann Democratic 182,056 42.5%
Brandon Daugherty Libertarian 8,951 2.1%
Shelby Davis Green 3,941 0.9%
Total Votes 428,392

U.S. Representative – District 3 (325 of 325 Precincts Reported)

Bob Onder Republican 240,620 61.3%
Bethany E. Mann Democratic 138,532 35.3%
Jordan Rowden Libertarian 9,298 2.4%
William Hastings Green 4,013 1.0%
Total Votes 392,463

U.S. Representative – District 4 (348 of 348 Precincts Reported)

Mark Alford Republican 259,886 71.1%
Jeanette Cass Democratic 96,568 26.4%
Thomas Holbrook Libertarian 9,240 2.5%
David Haave Write-in 2 0.0%
Total Votes 365,696

U.S. Representative – District 5 (571 of 571 Precincts Reported)

Sean E. Smith Republican 120,957 36.4%
Emanuel Cleaver, II Democratic 199,900 60.2%
William Truman (Bill) Wayne Libertarian 6,658 2.0%
Michael Day Green 4,414 1.3%
Total Votes 331,929

U.S. Representative – District 6 (443 of 443 Precincts Reported)

Sam Graves Republican 265,210 70.7%
Pam May Democratic 100,999 26.9%
Andy Maidment Libertarian 5,919 1.6%
Mike Diel Green 3,058 0.8%
Total Votes 375,186

U.S. Representative – District 7 (283 of 283 Precincts Reported)

Eric Burlison Republican 263,231 71.6%
Missi Hesketh Democratic 96,655 26.3%
Kevin Craig Libertarian 7,982 2.2%
Total Votes 367,868

U.S. Representative – District 8 (399 of 399 Precincts Reported)

Jason Smith Republican 271,249 76.2%
Randi McCallian Democratic 77,649 21.8%
Jake Dawson Libertarian 7,166 2.0%
Total Votes 356,064

The Congressional Districts in Missouri are already Gerrymandered. Mike Kehoe (r) and the right wingnut super majority in the Missouri General Assembly want to make it worse.

Again, the numbers:

Total Congressional Vote in Missouri: 2,924,863

With a range of total votes among the 8 Congressional Districts (lowest/highest): 307,265/428,392

Total Republican votes: 1,711,050 Percentage of total vote: 58.50%

Total Democratic votes: 1,095,671 Percentage of total vote: 37.46%

Current Party Distribution of Congressional Seats in Missouri (8 total):

Republican (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8): 6 seats 75%
Democratic: (1, 5): 2 seats 25%

What Gov. Mike Kehoe (r) and the other Trump (r) enablers and sycophants in the Missouri General Assembly want from this special session:

Republican (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8): 7 seats 87.5%
Democratic: (1): 1 seat 12.5%

What would actually reflect and represent the population of Missouri?:

Republican: 5 seats 62.5%
Democratic: 3 seats 37.5%

That’s pretty darn close to 58.50% and 37.46%, don’t you think?

[….]

“…The republican way – they choose their voters, the voters don’t choose their representatives.”

Previously:

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D) – on Donald Trump’s (r) early redistricting scam (August 29, 2025)

Hey, Brandon Phelps (r), are you going to vote for this gerrymandered bullshit? (August 30, 2025)

Gerrymander

18 Wednesday May 2022

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Governor Mike Parson (r) [2018 file photo].

Today:

GOVERNOR PARSON APPROVES MISSOURI’S CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES

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Today, after receiving the legislation from the General Assembly, Governor Mike Parson signed HB 2909 into law, approving the proposed boundaries for Missouri’s eight congressional districts.

[….]

…’This past session, we saw a few individuals’ political posturing obstruct key pieces of priority legislation and promote inefficient and ineffective government. It’s unfortunate so much time and productivity were lost just to receive a map with the same partisan split that was proposed six months ago. These past months could have been better used by county clerks implementing a new map and preparing for upcoming elections’…

[….]

HB 2909 – 2022 Missouri Congressional Map [pdf]

St. Louis area detail:

Kansas City area detail:

The Sixth Congressional District goes across the state.

Boone County (Columbia) is split between the Third and Fourth Congressional Districts.

Jackson County and surroundings, well, just take a look at it.

The Fourth Congressional District starts to swallow the Third Congressional District which almost completely swallows the Second Congressional District.

Take a look at Camden County.

Math is hard, proportional representation is evil, Missouri voters are stupid

04 Friday Feb 2022

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Republican Dogma.

A right wingnut rally, in celebration:

[graphic edited for space]

Missouri Senate Conservative Caucus @SenateCaucus
Join the 7R-1D congressional map rally at the Missouri Capitol on Monday, February 7 starting at 10 a.m.! Let’s make sure Pelosi isn’t Speaker of the House in 2023! #moleg
[….]
9:19 PM · Feb 3, 2022

10:00 a.m. on a Monday? Anyone think they’ll book an extra bus or two for actual working people?

2020 election math:

Election Results
Unofficial Election Returns
State of Missouri – 11/03/2020 2020 General Election, Tuesday, November 03, 2020

President & Vice President (3692 of 3692 Precincts Reported)
Donald J. Trump, Michael R. Pence Republican 1,718,736 56.8%
Joseph R. Biden, Kamala D. Harris Democratic 1,253,014 41.4%

Governor (3692 of 3692 Precincts Reported)
Mike Parson Republican 1,720,202 57.1%
Nicole Galloway Democratic 1,225,771 40.7%

The 2020 Congressional vote:

Election Results
Unofficial Election Returns
State of Missouri – 11/03/2020 2020 General Election, Tuesday, November 03, 2020

U.S. Representative – District 1 (729 of 729 Precincts Reported)
Anthony Rogers Republican 59,940 19.0%
Cori Bush Democratic 249,087 78.8%

U.S. Representative – District 2 (798 of 798 Precincts Reported)
Ann Wagner Republican 233,157 51.9%
Jill Schupp Democratic 204,540 45.5%

U.S. Representative – District 3 (327 of 327 Precincts Reported)
Blaine Luetkemeyer Republican 282,866 69.4%
Megan Rezabek Democratic 116,095 28.5%

U.S. Representative – District 4 (384 of 384 Precincts Reported)
Vicky Hartzler Republican 245,247 67.6%
Lindsey Simmons Democratic 107,635 29.7%

U.S. Representative – District 5 (257 of 257 Precincts Reported)
Ryan Derks Republican 135,934 38.6%
Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 207,180 58.8%

U.S. Representative – District 6 (475 of 475 Precincts Reported)
Sam Graves Republican 258,709 67.1%
Gena L. Ross Democratic 118,926 30.8%

U.S. Representative – District 7 (303 of 303 Precincts Reported)
Billy Long Republican 254,318 68.9%
Teresa Montseny Democratic 98,111 26.6%

U.S. Representative – District 8 (449 of 449 Precincts Reported)
Jason Smith Republican 253,811 76.9%
Kathy Ellis Democratic 70,561 21.4%

The total Congressional vote for either Democrats or Republicans in Missouri in 2020 was 2,896,117. The total Congressional vote for Republican candidates in 2020 was 1,723,982 (59.53%). The total Congressional vote for Democratic candidates was 1,172,135 (40.47%).

7 (87.5%) “Republican” districts – 1 (12.5%) “Democratic” districts in Congress from Missouri? Seriously? More like 5 (62.5%) – 3 (37.5%).

Math is hard.

Jay Ashcroft (r) [2019 file photo].

Mike Moon (2019 file photo).

Sen. Caleb Rowden (r): my constigutents our two stoopit too reminder two breeth

06 Wednesday May 2020

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In the 2018 General Election Missouri voters overwhelmingly supported redistricting, ethics, and campaign finance reform in the CLEAN Missouri ballot initiative:

State of Missouri – General Election, November 06, 2018
Official Results
As announced by the Board of State Canvassers on November 30, 2018

Constitutional Amendment No. 1 [CLEAN Missouri]
3256 of 3256 Precincts Reported

YES 1,469,093 62.021%

NO 899,613 37.979%

Total Votes: 2,368,706

Meanwhile, today:

Sean Soendker Nicholson @ssnich
“I’m not undoing the will of voters.” – @calebrowden on @kbia just now re his push for SJR38 gerrymandering plan

reminder that @CleanMissouri passed SD19 with 71% of vote in last election

the senator was elected with 51% of vote in 2016

#moleg #fairmaps
12:20 PM · May 6, 2020

Uh, yep:

State of Missouri – General Election, November 08, 2016
Official Results
As announced by the Board of State Canvassers on December 12, 2016

State Senator – District 19
93 of 93 Precincts Reported

Stephen Webber Democratic 43,179 48.782%
Caleb Rowden Republican 45,335 51.218%

Total Votes: 88,514

Caleb Rowden (r) [2016 file photo].

He either believes that the voters are stupid, or he can get away with it, or both.

Campaign Finance: “State demographer? State demographer! We don’t need no stinkin’ state demographer.”

03 Wednesday Jul 2019

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the PAC supporting repeal of the redistricting reform in CLEAN Missouri that voters overwhelmingly approved last November:

C180700 07/03/2019 Fair Missouri Missouri Alliance for Freedom 7509 NW Tiffany Springs Parkway Ste 300 Kansas City MO 64153 7/3/2019 $40,978.36

[emphasis added]

Fair. Heh.

These folks? The address is the same:

C171144: Missouri Alliance For Freedom – Grace River Pac
Committee Type: Political Action
7509 Nw Tiffany Springs Parkway Ste 300
Kansas City Mo 64153
Established Date: 05/17/2017
[….]
Treasurer
James C Thomas Iii
7509 Nw Tiffany Springs Parkway Ste 300
Kansas City Mo 64153
[….]

Also today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C171144 07/03/2019 Missouri Alliance For Freedom – Grace River PAC Herzog Technologies 600 South Riverside Drive St Joseph MO 64507 6/17/2019 $50,000.00

C171144 07/03/2019 Missouri Alliance For Freedom – Grace River PAC Herzog Railroad Services 600 South Riverside Drive St Joseph MO 64507 6/17/2019 $50,000.00

C171144 07/03/2019 Missouri Alliance For Freedom – Grace River PAC Herzog Contracting Corp 600 South Riverside Drive St Joseph MO 64507 6/17/2019 $50,000.00

[emphasis added]

Corporations don’t get to vote. Yet.

Previously:

Gerrymander (November 16, 2018)

Gerrymander – illustrated (November 17, 2018)

Campaign Finance: the smell of fear (November 21, 2018)

Campaign Finance: they Gerrymandered fair and square (January 17, 2019)

Campaign Finance: they Gerrymandered fair and square

17 Thursday Jan 2019

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for a republican funded initiative to reverse the redistricting reform of CLEAN Missouri overwhelmingly approved by the voters in November:

C180700 01/17/2019 Fair Missouri Republican State Committee PO Box 73 Jefferson City MO 65102 1/17/2019 $50,000.00

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Of course, right after the November 2018 general election:

C180700 11/21/2018 Fair Missouri Republican State Committee PO Box 73 Jefferson City MO 65102 11/21/2018 $150,000.00

That is so, you know, grassrootsie. We can’t wait to see the astroturf (fake grassroots) ad campaign.

Previously:

Gerrymander (November 16, 2018)

Gerrymander – illustrated (November 17, 2018)

Campaign Finance: the smell of fear (November 21, 2018)

Gerrymander – illustrated

17 Saturday Nov 2018

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Prompted by a Twitter post, we took a look at the statewide vote for the Missouri House of Representatives as currently reported via the Missouri Secretary of State.

We fired up the spreadsheet software and entered the vote by party for all 163 legislative districts.

The distribution of votes (statewide) by party for the Missouri House of Representatives – November 2018

The statewide vote totals:

Republican – 1,272,938
Democratic – 999,426
Independent – 757
Libertarian – 15,750
Green – 2,733
Constitution – 406
Write-in – 171

Libertarians, you gave it the good old college try. Greens, really? There are that many people on the left in Missouri when faced with an obvious binary difference who decide, instead, to choose purity? Independents? Given old media memes you probably thought there were a lot more of you than you are. Democrats, keep chasing those “Independent” unicorns. Constitution Party, bless your hearts.

The distribution of seats by party in the Missouri House of Representatives – 2019 Session

So, the Republicans go into the 2018 legislative session with 116 seats in the House, Democrats with 47. We will all see the results of that distribution when bills for the 2019 session are prefiled in December.

Right to get paid less, anyone? Anyone?

Previously:

Gerrymander (November 16, 2018)

Gerrymander

16 Friday Nov 2018

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The intended results, in Ohio:

Alec MacGillis @AlecMacGillis
Stunning new stat out of Ohio:

We already knew that Republicans got 12 of OH’s 16 US House seats despite winning only 52% of total congressional vote.

But get this: Republicans also managed to hold supermajorities in the Ohio legislature despite LOSING the total state leg vote.
12:24 PM – 15 Nov 2018

In Missouri:

Gunnar Johanson @GunnarJohanson
A thread with some #MOleg facts:

Democratic candidates for the state’s House of Representatives received 44% of the popular vote in 2018 but only received 29% of the seats.
9:01 AM – 15 Nov 2018

The thread continued:

This is an increase of 10% of the electorate from 2016, yet only yielded one net seat gain from 2016 to 2018.

Meanwhile, the GOP lost 8% of the state house electorate but only lost one seat. One seat is .6% of the chamber.

Clear evidence that the system is rigged against 44% of the state house electorate in Missouri. Here’s to hoping @CleanMissouri is implemented and ends gerrymandering

That’s the practical impact.

Getting schooled on legislative redistricting reform

03 Monday Sep 2018

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State Senator Denny Hoskins (r) had a thing or two to say about gerrymandering on social media yesterday.

Because it worked out so well last time?:

Missouri – 21st Senate District

Denny Hoskins (r) [2017 file photo].

Senator Denny Hoskins, CPA @DLHoskins
If “Clean Missouri” passes in November, my new state senate legislative district would not have to be adjacent. So it could include “islands” of Warrensburg, downtown Kansas City, Saint Louis and Hannibal…and nothing in between. That doesn’t sound fair and clean to me. #moleg
10:24 AM – 2 Sep 2018

Some of the replies:

This is bullshit and you know it.

Sounds like you are nervous about Clean Missouri passing.

And then, getting schooled by Sean Nicholson from CLEAN Missouri:

Sean Soendker Nicholson @ssnich

Just false.

“Subject to the requirements of subdivisions (1)(a) and (1)(b) [prohibitions on gerrymandering], Districts shall be composed of contiguous territory. Areas which meet only at the points of adjoining corners are not contiguous.”

**shall**

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9:35 PM – 2 Sep 2018

That was much nicer than the direct responses.