Protesters and activists opposed mid-decade redistricting by Missouri GOP legislators held a rally in the Capitol rotunda in Jefferson City in September to denounce the measure. The Republican plan seeks to take over for the GOP one of two U.S. House districts in the state currently held by Democrats.
Christian Gooden, Post-Dispatch
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The redistricting arms race now roiling American politics was not merely predictable, but inevitable. It began the moment President Donald Trump picked up the phone last year to demand that Missouri, Texas and other red states gerrymander their congressional districts mid-decade to give Republicans an advantage in the upcoming midterms. Some Democratic-held states have responded in kind.
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Protesters and activists opposed mid-decade redistricting by Missouri GOP legislators held a rally in the Capitol rotunda in Jefferson City in September to denounce the measure. The Republican plan seeks to take over for the GOP one of two U.S. House districts in the state currently held by Democrats.