Johnson County Democrats – Burg Fest – Warrensburg, Missouri – October 10, 2026

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On Friday and Saturday Burg Fest, an annual Fall festival, took over downtown Warrensburg streets with booths, vendors, food trucks, carnival rides, entertainment, and a car show. Johnson County Democrats and Democratic Party candidates staffed a booth with informational flyers, campaign buttons, bumper stickers, and yard signs. Candidates engaged in conversations with passersby and volunteers passed out flyers.

Taigan Plummer (D), a candidate in the 54th Legislative District, speaking with voters:

Volunteers:

The republican tents/booths on West Market Street:

No apparent attention to detail:

The Democratic Party booth/tent on North Holden Street:

There was a lot of foot traffic on North Holden, not so much on West Market. Must be the brand.

Campaign Finance: “NO” on Proposition A

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the group fighting mid-decade congressional right wingnut initiated gerrymandering on the November ballot:

C253606 10/10/2026 People Not Politicians The Fairness Project 2300 18th St NW Washington DC 20009 10/9/2026 $985,000.00

C253606 10/10/2026 People Not Politicians The Fairness Project 2300 18th St NW Washington DC 20009 10/9/2026 $1,250,000.00

[emphasis added]

Vote “NO” on Proposition A.

“Gerrymander This”

Previously:

HB 1: Gerrymander this (September 9, 2025)

Can play with AI, can’t be bothered to certify petition signatures (June 7, 2026)

Denny Hoskins (r) is a pre-eminent legal scholar and final arbiter of the Missouri Constitution, said no one ever… (August 4, 2026)

Missouri Supreme Court: “HB 1 congressional redistricting, yeah, no.” (September 3, 2026)

Missouri Supreme Court: “HB 1 congressional redistricting, yeah, no.” (September 3, 2026)

Favorite whine (September 3, 2026)

Gov. Mike Kehoe (r) thinks we’re all ignorant and stupid (September 3, 2026)

What the Missouri Supreme Court said (September 3, 2026)

Missouri Supreme Court slaps down Denny Hoskins (r)….again (September 4, 2026)

Tears in the rain (September 4, 2026)

Denny Hoskins (r): “…unclean hands…” (September 7, 2026)

Justice Brett Kavanaugh – SCOTUS: “Yeah, no.” (September 8, 2026)

Missouri Supreme Court order to Denny Hoskins (r): “…show cause…” (September 9, 2026)

Missed it by that much (September 9, 2026)

Salus populi suprema lex esto (September 10, 2026)

Stupid is as stupid does (September 10, 2026)

Denny Hoskins (r) and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (September 10, 2026)

So sad (September 10, 2026)

Judicial contempt has a way of making one focus (September 11, 2026)

Denny Hoskins (r) and friends whiff at the U.S. Supreme Court (September 25, 2026)

A paragraph for Missouri history (September 25, 2026)

Being obtusely wrong still makes you wrong, Denny

Denny’s Dirty Ball (September 28, 2026)

What color is the sky in Denny’s (r) world? (0ctober 3, 2026)

We Get Mail – “NO” on Proposition A (October 5, 2026)

Donald Trump’s (r) Russian Diesel

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“Make America Great Again” – in Russian.

Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social

Buying diesel from Russia instead of ending the war with Iran as a way to lower prices here is like taking a payday loan to pay off the credit card you used to buy a house you can’t afford … as a way of lowering your credit score.

3:54 PM · Oct 9, 2026

And you’re under water on your truck loan.

Jason Kander (D) [2016 file photo].

Campaign Finance: “…It’s the only way to be sure.”

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Vote “NO” on Amendment 3.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the campaign to preserve access to women’s health care:

C253512 10/09/2026 Stop the Ban Planned Parenthood Great Rivers Action 4251 Forest Park Ave St Louis MO 63108 10/7/2026 $600,000.00

C253512 10/09/2026 Stop the Ban Planned Parenthood Great Rivers Action 4401 W. 109th St Overland Park KS 66211 10/8/2026 $25,000.00

C253512 10/09/2026 Stop the Ban The Fairness Project P.O. Box 21337 Washington DC 20009 10/7/2026 $2,645,000.00

[emphasis added]

Dayam.

Vote “NO” on Amendment 3.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: Next (August 3, 2026)

Campaign Finance: bring a nuke to the fight (September 4, 2026)

Campaign Finance: there’s plenty more (September 24, 2022)

Campaign Finance: even more (September 28, 2026)

Campaign Finance: be under no illusion (September 30, 2026)

Campaign Finance: an emphatic “NO” (October 2, 2026)

Campaign Finance: “…and they shall sow the public right of way and all the empty lots across the land with their yard signs…” (October 4, 2026)

Campaign Finance: that about sums it up (October 5, 2026)

Campaign Finance: keep it coming in (October 7, 2026)

Campaign Finance: all that right wingnut money, just to vilify a tiny minority (October 9, 2026)

“Bans off our bodies”

Vote “NO” on Amendment 3.

Campaign Finance: all that right wingnut money, just to vilify a tiny minority

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Despicable. Morally and ethically bankrupt. Ballot Candy.

You shall know them by their words.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the anti-choice, anti-trans bigots, anti-women’s health care PAC pushing Amendment 3 on the November ballot:

C253648 10/09/2026 Her Health, Her Future PAC Bootheel Values PAC PO Box 52 Jefferson City MO 65102 10/8/2026 $10,000.00

C253648 10/09/2026 Her Health, Her Future PAC Her Health Her Future Missouri 1254 Devonworth Drive Town Country MO 63017 10/9/2026 $900,000.00

[emphasis added]

The anti-choice, anti-trans bigots aren’t going to stop, neither should the advocates for women’s health care access.

Vote “NO” on Amendment 3.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: Next (August 3, 2026)

Campaign Finance: bring a nuke to the fight (September 4, 2026)

Campaign Finance: there’s plenty more (September 24, 2022)

Campaign Finance: even more (September 28, 2026)

Campaign Finance: be under no illusion (September 30, 2026)

Campaign Finance: an emphatic “NO” (October 2, 2026)

Campaign Finance: “…and they shall sow the public right of way and all the empty lots across the land with their yard signs…” (October 4, 2026)

Campaign Finance: that about sums it up (October 5, 2026)

Campaign Finance: keep it coming in (October 7, 2026)

“Trans Liberation Now”

Campaign Finance: shifting into high gear

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“YES” on 6, “NO” on the rest.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission in support of the initiative to preserve and expand Missouri voters’ voices:

C264382 10/09/2026 Vote Yes on Amendment 6 The Fairness Project 2300 18th St. NW, #21337, Washington DC 20009 10/8/2026 $250,000.00

C264382 10/09/2026 Vote Yes on Amendment 6 Sheet Metal Workers International Association Local Union No. 36 General Fund 2319 Chouteau Ave St Louis MO 63103 10/9/2026 $50,000.00

C264382 10/09/2026 Vote Yes on Amendment 6 SMART Political Education League 1750 New York Ave NW Washington DC 20006 10/9/2026 $50,000.00

[emphasis added]

On the November ballot:

Amendment 6

[….]

Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to:

– expand the initiative and referendum petition process by making it a fundamental right;
– allow courts to revise ballot summaries through lawsuits;
– prohibit the legislature from weakening initiative or referendum powers;
– prohibit the legislature from changing or repealing laws enacted through the initiative process, or passing laws similar to those rejected by referendum, – without approval from at least 80% of both chambers; and
– preserve existing majority vote and signature requirements for initiative and referendum petitions?

State and local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings.

Fair Ballot Language:

A “yes” vote will prohibit the people’s elected representatives from directly amending or changing any law enacted through the initiative process; require that any modifications to laws enacted through the initiative process be referred to the people by a vote of at least 80% of each chamber of the General Assembly; restrict the legislature from passing laws that limit the ability to pursue initiatives and referenda; maintain the current signature requirements of five percent of the individual legal voters in each of two-thirds of Missouri’s congressional districts for proposing a law; maintain the current signature requirement of eight percent of individual legal voters in each of two-thirds of Missouri’s congressional districts for proposing a constitutional amendment; and maintain the current requirement that a simple statewide majority of votes cast on a measure by individual legal voters is sufficient to enact any law or constitutional amendment.

[….]

It is a plan.

Vote ‘Yes’ on Amendment 6.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: off to the races (September 12, 2026)

Campaign Finance: off to the races – part 2 (September 14, 2026)

Campaign Finance: off to the races – part 3 (September 15, 2026)

Campaign Finance: off to the races – part 4 (September 17, 2026)

Campaign Finance: off to the races – part 5 (September 18, 2026)

Campaign Finance: off to the races – part 6 (September 18, 2026)

“Yes” on 6, “No” on the rest (October 2, 2026)

Campaign Finance: they’re not @&^%$* around (October 8, 2026)

Bribery

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Donald Trump (r) thinks he can buy my vote in the midterm election for $90.00.

In an email today:

A message from President Trump

Dear [………],

Congress provided 2 Billion Dollars to make improvements to the Medicare program for Americans enrolled in traditional Medicare. I believe the best way to do that is to put healthcare dollars back where they belong—directly in the hands of the American People.

As a result, you are receiving a One-Time Payment of $90 to offset some of the cost of your October Medicare premium. This will ensure these funds benefit YOU and your individual healthcare needs.

Healthcare Dollars should benefit Patients, not Insurance Companies or Government Bureaucrats. Since returning to office, I have fought to lower Healthcare Costs, increase Accountability, and Put Patients First. As a result, I am proud to be the First President in History to bring down Americans’ prescription drug prices. Through TrumpRx, we are delivering massive discounts on Household Prescription Drugs, and my Most-Favored-Nation Pricing Agreements have already saved Americans more than 1 Billion Dollars on much-needed Medications. We also secured an unprecedented 50 Billion Dollar investment to transform Rural Healthcare, expanded access to Health Saving Accounts for millions of people on Obamacare, and restored Price Transparency, all while rooting out the Waste, Fraud, and Abuse across our Healthcare System.

I will never stop fighting to put the American People FIRST, restore Affordability, protect your hard-earned money, and lower the Cost of Healthcare.

May God bless you, and may He continue to bless the United States of America.

Sincerely,

President Trump /s
DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

What a putz.

Campaign Finance: they’re not @&^%$* around

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“YES” on 6, “NO” on the rest.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission in support of the initiative to preserve and expand Missouri voters’ voices:

C264382 10/08/2026 Vote Yes on Amendment 6 Missouri AFL-CIO 131 E. High St Jefferson City MO 65101 10/7/2026 $800,000.00

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Yesterday:

C264382 10/07/2026 Vote Yes on Amendment 6 Missouri and Laborers’ District Council 951 Corporate Parkway Wentzville MO 63385 10/7/2026 $215,000.00

C264382 10/07/2026 Vote Yes on Amendment 6 Construction & General Laborers Local Union No. 264 1101 E. 87th St Kansas City MO 64131 10/7/2026 $115,972.85

[emphasis added]

All in. Dayam

On the November ballot:

Amendment 6

[….]

Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to:

– expand the initiative and referendum petition process by making it a fundamental right;
– allow courts to revise ballot summaries through lawsuits;
– prohibit the legislature from weakening initiative or referendum powers;
– prohibit the legislature from changing or repealing laws enacted through the initiative process, or passing laws similar to those rejected by referendum, – without approval from at least 80% of both chambers; and
– preserve existing majority vote and signature requirements for initiative and referendum petitions?

State and local governmental entities estimate no costs or savings.

Fair Ballot Language:

A “yes” vote will prohibit the people’s elected representatives from directly amending or changing any law enacted through the initiative process; require that any modifications to laws enacted through the initiative process be referred to the people by a vote of at least 80% of each chamber of the General Assembly; restrict the legislature from passing laws that limit the ability to pursue initiatives and referenda; maintain the current signature requirements of five percent of the individual legal voters in each of two-thirds of Missouri’s congressional districts for proposing a law; maintain the current signature requirement of eight percent of individual legal voters in each of two-thirds of Missouri’s congressional districts for proposing a constitutional amendment; and maintain the current requirement that a simple statewide majority of votes cast on a measure by individual legal voters is sufficient to enact any law or constitutional amendment.

[….]

It is a plan.

Vote ‘Yes’ on Amendment 6.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: off to the races (September 12, 2026)

Campaign Finance: off to the races – part 2 (September 14, 2026)

Campaign Finance: off to the races – part 3 (September 15, 2026)

Campaign Finance: off to the races – part 4 (September 17, 2026)

Campaign Finance: off to the races – part 5 (September 18, 2026)

Campaign Finance: off to the races – part 6 (September 18, 2026)

“Yes” on 6, “No” on the rest (October 2, 2026)

Campaign Finance: keep it coming in

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for the campaign to preserve access to women’s health care:

C253512 10/07/2026 Stop the Ban Jackie Schirn 137 Sylvester Ave Webster Groves MO 63119 Retired 10/7/2026 $5,125.00

C253512 10/07/2026 Stop the Ban Abortion Action Missouri Foundation PO Box 63219 St Louis MO 63163 10/7/2026 $150,000.00

[emphasis added]

The anti-choice ant-trans bigots aren’t going to stop, neither should the advocates for women’s health care access.

Vote “NO” on Amendment 3.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: Next (August 3, 2026)

Campaign Finance: bring a nuke to the fight (September 4, 2026)

Campaign Finance: there’s plenty more (September 24, 2022)

Campaign Finance: even more (September 28, 2026)

Campaign Finance: be under no illusion (September 30, 2026)

Campaign Finance: an emphatic “NO” (October 2, 2026)

Campaign Finance: “…and they shall sow the public right of way and all the empty lots across the land with their yard signs…” (October 4, 2026)

Campaign Finance: that about sums it up (October 5, 2026)

Keep Abortion Safe and Legal”

Campaign Finance: Will of the People – Missouri

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Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for a progressive PAC:

253517 10/06/2026 Will of the People Missouri Voter Project – State PAC 714 Locust Street St Louis MO 63101 10/6/2026 $250,000.00

[emphasis added]

Will of the People.

They have money to spend.

GOTV? Probably.

They do legislator ratings.

Brandon Phelps (r) [2025 file photo].

Brandon Phelps (r), incumbent in the 54th Legislative District:

Brandon Phelps
Republican·House District 54

Incumbent·Current House member

Voted to uphold the will of the people on 0 of 5 scored votes.

F 0% WOTP Score

HB 1 · Sept 2025, 2nd Extraordinary Session

Proposition A: Politicians’ congressional gerrymander
Asks voters to accept a DC-politician-drawn congressional map outside the normal redistricting calendar.

Official House roll call (PDF)
YEA
HJR 73 · May 2025, Regular Session

Amendment 3: Abortion ban
Asks voters to overturn a 2024 voter-approved measure which protected access to abortion care.

Official House roll call (PDF)
YEA
HB 567 · May 2025, Regular Session

Earned paid sick leave repeal
Repealed guaranteed earned paid sick leave for Missouri workers and rolled back minimum wage provisions voters approved in November 2024.

Official House roll call (PDF)
YEA
HJR 3 · Sept 2025, 2nd Extraordinary Session

Amendment 4: Making it nearly impossible to pass ballot measures
Asked voters to give up our power and end majority rule for citizen-initiated ballot measures, making it nearly impossible to pass anything at the ballot.

Official House roll call (PDF)
YEA
HJR 173 · April 2026, Regular Session

Amendment 5: Sales tax increase
Asked voters to allow the Missouri Legislature to raise sales taxes on everything we buy so they can eliminate income taxes to benefit their wealthy donors.

Official House roll call (PDF)
YEA

Yeah, no surprises there.