Missouri election in turmoil as GOP 'defies' Supreme Court ruling

Systemic Error Podcast · Sep 25, 2026 · 5m

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 12, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Missouri’s Map Fight Is a Struggle Over Who Gets to Override the Voters

A Manufactured Election Crisis

Less than six weeks before the November 2026 election, Missouri reportedly still lacked a settled congressional map. Politico described a third emergency trip to the U.S. Supreme Court after the 8th Circuit ordered officials to use new Republican-friendly boundaries—despite earlier rulings against their use and a unanimous Missouri Supreme Court decision favoring the existing map.

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