Article 71NJX ‘This is not right’: grassroots campaign aims to repeal Missouri Republicans’ gerrymandering

‘This is not right’: grassroots campaign aims to repeal Missouri Republicans’ gerrymandering

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Sam Levine in Moberly, Missouri
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A new congressional map was abruptly passed by Republicans in mid-September - but voters have a chance to rebuke politicians and stop it from going into effect

When canvassers fan out across neighborhoods, they usually rely on sophisticated lists that will tell them things like a voter's political party and how likely they are to support a given cause. Jill Imbler isn't bothering with any of that.

The 69-year-old has lived in Moberly - a Missouri town of about 14,000 people - her entire life. She doesn't use a GPS when she drives around, knows where people live, and what time they're likely to be home. And there's a pretty good chance that she, or one of her six siblings, knows them personally.

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