Gavin Bena 🗳

the 2028 Democratic primary for Governor of Missouri mapped by state house legislative district

it’s so ridiculous that the 2024 Republican message was in large part based on affordability

and then their administration has made it their number one priority to illegally make groceries more expensive, defying Congress, breaking the law, because high taxes on food is somehow patriotic

The map above shows how many candidates of each party have officially filed to run for each district-to find the full list of candidates, search here: s1.sos.mo.gov/candidateson...

Almost every Missouri Senate seat is contested-either in the general election, or in the primary.
30 Republicans and 16 Democrats have filed so far to run in just 17 districts, resulting in at least 13 and 8 contested general elections.

(163 is the blue-shaded one in the southwest corner, but it’s a 75.1% Trump, 23.6% Harris district)

3 more filings for state house today, 2 incumbents and a newcomer: Brenna Barksdale

Brenna filed in 163, where Cathy Jo Loy (R) hasn't filed because she's away in Washington DC at a CPAC conference.

She'll definitely file, but that makes 163 the only R-held seat where only a D has filed.

As of the 5:00 closing of today’s candidate filing period, 162 Republicans and 115 Democrats have filed to run for Missouri’s state House.

Here’s the map!

candidate filing is now open here in Missouri!

refresh s1.sos.mo.gov/candidateson... to see who’s picking slips of paper out of the box in the MOSOS office

I’ll be posting notes & updates throughout the day

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Out of Missouri's last four decennial district maps, plus the 2025 Republican gerrymander, only these areas have consistently remained in the same congressional seats.

The Republicans' attempted MO-03 has no overlap whatsoever with the MO-03 used as recently as 2010.

nothing like walking your husky after midnight while it’s 20°F (-7°C) out

and, unfortunately, having the power and security to act on that information

everyone who goes into professional political organizing seems to just go a bit mental

but it’s on a spectrum from “silly little gremlin” to “active threat to the safety of others”

good relationship management-cold as that may sound-just takes knowing who is what type of insane

🚨 first mail of Missouri’s 2026 campaign season is in

We still have nearly *half a year* until the *primaries* let alone the general election.

Canada’s longest official campaign season was 74 days. Japan’s is limited to just 12. Amateurs!

I must confess I am still on the other app, but in my defense I am very mildly funny

POV: you would be a US Senator right now but corporations, billionaires, and Epsteinfile elites bought off your seat

it makes me irrationally angry how well chocolate and cheese go together

Bill proposing a pause on data center construction fails by an 8-7 vote of the Board of Alders, it needed 10 to be introduced from the floor.

real election analysis and journalism have always been fighting against punditry and power, but corporate greed has been stealing victory after gutting victory over the last few years

our attention spans are exploited for every cent, and people are surprised the fascists won?

me: “the Democratic Party infrastructure should try to remain neutral in party primary elections”

also me:

with a fairer electoral system-IRV, approval, even a second round, whatever-Malinowski almost definitely takes home the win. and I’m always sad when the most-condorcet winner loses.

but this is sure as hell exciting.

holy moly

forget Heated Rivalry, imagine these two leading the 2nd and 3rd most powerful economies on this side of the planet

You know, I’m not a Marxist. But it’s shit like this and realizing that it’s a CLASS of people in the Epstein files. And that class is corrupt as hell.

six years

TX-18's recent election results

also known as "the insane mess that occurs in American politics when a 70+ year old who has been in office for decades dies and then you try nominating another 70+ year old candidate to succeed them but then the replacement dies just 2 months in"

I could’ve made soooo much money as a conservative influencer in Missouri.

in today’s episode of “wait just how privileged am I”

the district attorney who signed off on Bondi’s warrant to seize Fulton County’s 2020 ballots and election data

was also my elementary school little league baseball coach. I was in class with his son. I’ve been in his office. And his old house.

well because he’ll be busy being whip