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Republicans get SURPRISE BAD NEWS in deep red state

2025-12-10 News & Politics
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Missouri Activists Collect Signatures to Overturn Gerrymandering Despite Official Obstruction

Learn how Missouri citizens mobilized 300,000 signatures to halt a partisan gerrymander, and examine the aggressive legal and administrative tactics used to thwart their democratic victory.

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  • Missouri voters amassed 300,000 signatures to place an anti-gerrymandering map effort on the ballot, potentially freezing the recently drawn partisan map.
  • State officials, including the Secretary of State, are using dubious legal arguments and procedural roadblocks, such as attempting to disqualify nearly 90,000 signatures immediately, to block certification.
  • This local fight mirrors national concerns about election subversion, evidenced by the DOJ’s unprecedented nationwide effort to collect sensitive voter data from blue states.

This episode details the high-stakes battle in Missouri to preserve a direct democracy measure against entrenched political opposition and connects it to broader, data-driven threats against voter privacy nationwide.

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Democracy Watch episode 433: Democrats reach 300,000 signatures to prevent Missouri gerrymander Support Democracy Docket: https://newsletters.democracydocket.com/btc For more from Brian Tyler Cohen: Straight-news titled YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BrianTylerCohenNews YouTube (español): https://www.youtube.com/@briantylercohenespanol Order my #1 NYT bestselling book: https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/shameless Newsletter: https://plus.briantylercohen.com Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/briantylercohen Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/36UvEHs Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0066rKCBIycIMI4os6Ec5V Twitter: https://twitter.com/briantylercohen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/briantylercohen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/briantylercohen TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@briantylercohen Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/briantylercohen.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.net/@briantylercohen

Top Comments (10)

@tonyarichards5430 2025-12-10

One of those signatures is MINE!!! Mine is valid. I’m a registered Dem. BLUE TSUNAMI COMING.

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@beehappy4u 2025-12-10

Thank you, Mark, for defending the Constitution with such balance, integrity and ethics. Plus, there are few voices I can listen to. Yours is soothing and comforting.

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@jeffl7852 2025-12-10

This show restores my hope as it is towards the mid-terms. Gentlemen, thank you.

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@lisarandall8332 2025-12-10

Thank you. I lived in KC for decades and I am so glad you are helping.

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@patriciaclark6813 2025-12-10

Thank you so much Mark for fighting for Missouri! We are so blessed to have you fighting for us in court.

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@marjoriegarland2798 2025-12-10

Thank you Brian and Mark for all you do to keep We The People informed, updated, more understanding! Thank you Mark for fighting for Democracy every day💪⚖️💪🗽🇺🇸

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@allenporter6586 2025-12-10

Somehow the GOP thinks that disqualifying signatures and throwing out votes represents "the will of the people". PURE B.S.

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@debbieking2492 2025-12-10

Thank you for fighting! We won't stop fighting.

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@jamesettacollins8014 2025-12-10

I Live in Kansas city, Mo. So happy we are fighting back.

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@3Kit-Kats2Humans 2025-12-11

Brilliant, Well Done Missouri!

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