GOP sends 'menacing texts' to voters ordering them to un-sign petition: report

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Source: Raw Story

November 17, 2025 9:50PM ET


The Republican National Committee is reportedly sending "menacing texts" to voters in Missouri, ordering them to retract their signatures from a ballot petition to suspend Republicans' recently passed Congressional gerrymander that deletes a Democratic seat in Kansas City.

Missouri is one of a handful of Republican-controlled states that redrew their maps in a demand from Trump. However, voting rights activists responded by gathering signatures for a ballot measure to repeal it. If that measure qualifies, the altered map is automatically suspended until and unless voters approve it.

According to the liberal voting rights group Democracy Docket, "The manipulative text, sent out last week, is just the latest tactic Republicans are using in their madcap effort to prevent Missourians from putting the GOP’s gerrymander plans to a statewide referendum."

The text, paid for by the Republican National Committee, stated, “Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins has declared TENS OF THOUSANDS of petition signatures IMPROPERLY COLLECTED. Did you accidentally sign this? Text back or call 417-612-9044 to withdraw your signature before it’s too late.”

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/missouri-gerrymandering/

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Link to Democracy Docket REPORT - National Republicans Send Deceptive Text to ‘Confuse and Intimidate’ Missouri Voters

[UpInArms]

1. They can go fuck themselves

with a chainsaw.

Our initiative petition drives are quite successful.

[Nigrum Cattus]

2. complete desperation

what a sad group of losers
they are so deep in their power grab that choice is a bad word

[PatrickforB]

3. Our government waging ECONOMIC WARFARE against the American people.

Are you all tired of being TAXED WITHOUT REPRESENTATION yet????

[moniss]

4. Many years ago in Wisconsin when the recall

petition for Scott Walker as governor took place the GQP phoned my elderly Mom, failed to identify themselves, and accused her of fraudulently signing the petition and threatening that she would be in trouble. A few days later that was followed up by a knock on her door and a man saying he was "verifying" signatures and identities for the petition and he asked for her ID and a signature example. My Mom was an old school original Roosevelt Democrat and the door slammed in his face.

This sort of thing is an old tactic of intimidation that was used during labor organizing, civil rights organizing and anti-Vietnam/anti-nuke organizing activities. What they would do is be standing in the parking lot taking pictures of people, cars, license plates, very visibly making a display of writing things down all for the immediate effect of intimidation and then later they would sometimes go further based on the information they had gathered.

Awhile before all of that I was involved with an environmental activism matter and a local guy who had become a State Senator came up to me at a meeting when I was in the audience and out of the clear blue asked how my daughter liked living in her neighborhood. He specifically mentioned the neighborhood despite me never having mentioned to anybody that I even had a daughter. Not only that but she was married and had taken her husbands name so even casual connection by name wouldn't have been possible. That's when I knew that people had done surveillance investigation of the members of that small environmental group fighting for environmental justice and disclosure.

[riversedge]

9. That Walker recall event was a real scare for me at times. I canvassed many

weekends collecting signatures. --and met lots of rude people. Our Dem leader for the county always made sure we went as pairs.

[moniss]

10. Yes it's the good advice as always in

community activism is don't go alone. Always have somebody with you to witness what goes on and to call for help or provide help if needed.

[Bayard]

5. Don't worry about withdrawing your signature

The RNC will do it for you.

[Old Crank]

6. The GOP hates the will of the people.

They only like teh will of the filthy rich.

[DoBW]

7. maybe more will sign instead ....

you know... it's an American thing

[FakeNoose]

8. Uuhhh ... they can't "unsign" anything

... but nice try, assholes!