By Jason Hancock | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning,
For more than a year, Missouri Republicans battled to redraw congressional districts and keep voters from deciding the map’s fate.
Now that Proposition A is on the ballot, something strange has happened: The organized campaign to defend it has largely disappeared.
Meanwhile, opponents are raising millions to defeat the gerrymandered map, pouring money into advertising and voter outreach as Election Day approaches. After months of fierce political and legal battles, the campaign has become remarkably one-sided.
(Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent)
by Jason Hancock
Proposition A will determine whether a map designed to give Republicans another U.S. House seat takes effect in 2028. But the fight could continue even if voters reject it.
(Kevin Hardy/Stateline)
by Kevin Hardy
Rising costs of healthcare, gas and groceries during President Donald Trump’s second term have put Republicans on defense, not only in Washington, but in statehouse and gubernatorial races across the country.
(Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)
COMMENTARY
by Rory Riley Topping
With the same number of House seats representing a population that has more than tripled since 1929, each individual district has become larger, and political control of each one has become more consequential.
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