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Hartmann: Bad News From Kansas For Ann Wagner

The new reality of abortion politics opens the door for a Democratic upset

By Ray Hartmann

Aug 8, 2022

Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-Ballwin) has just sailed into uncharted waters. Wagner’s Second Congressional District has long been regarded as safely Republican, with good reason: Democrats have held the seat for only one two-year term in the past 36 years...

U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner.

Resist STL Infiltrates Anti-Abortion Fundraiser, Crashes Stage in Booty Shorts

The protest group is turning to guerrilla tactics in the wake of the Dobbs decision

By Daniel Hill

After protesting an anti-abortion group, Resist STL gathered for a group photo.

What the Kansas Abortion Vote Means for Missouri

Midwest politico says Democrats need to lean into choice

By Ryan Krull

Dawn Rattan, right, cries and applauds Aug. 2, 2022, at the Kansas for Constitutional Freedom watch party after learning Kansans had defeated a constitutional amendment to remove abortion rights. (Lily O’Shea Becker/Kansas Reflector)

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