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At Trump's urging, Missouri jumps into redistricting race to help Republicans

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Gov. Mike Kehoe called a special session starting Wednesday to help the GOP hold onto Congress. It’s part of the battle to reshape the voting map and help Trump keep a majority for his agenda.
Following President Trump’s request, Missouri Republicans are poised to redraw their state’s congressional lines to help maintain the GOP majority in the U.S. House. Gov. Mike Kehoe announced a special legislative session to draw a new voting map would start next Wednesday.
The state is currently represented in Congress by six Republicans and two Democrats. New maps could redistrict voters in the Kansas City area to help Republicans win a seat there, edging out current Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver.
In his statement calling the session, Kehoe wrote « Missouri’s conservative, common-sense values should be truly represented at all levels of government, and the Missouri First Map delivers just that. » The session will start Wednesday.
Trump himself telegraphed the move last week, writing on social media, « We’re going to win the Midterms in Missouri again, bigger and better than ever before! »
It’s a move that has the support of most of the state’s Republican congressional delegation, including freshman Rep. Bob Onder.
« We are a Republican state. Republicans have super majorities in the Missouri House and the Missouri Senate. Republicans hold all of our statewide elected offices, including, of course, governor », Onder told St.

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