Missouri’s Grandma Voter-Thriller Beats GPS Algorithms 2025

KEY POINTS

  • Republicans passed a new Missouri congressional map abruptly in mid-September 2025.
  • Jill Imbler, 69, has spent her entire life in the 14,000-resident town of Moberly.
  • Instead of using data-driven canvassing, Jill relies on knowing residents personally and their routines.
  • Voters have an opportunity to reject this new congressional map before it goes into effect.

In a plot twist straight from a small-town sitcom, Republicans slammed through a new congressional map mid-September 2025, like those surprise bake sales nobody asked for. Meanwhile, Jill Imbler, 69, Moberly Missouri native and human voter database, shrugged off fancy canvassing swag: no GPS, no party lists, just old-school neighborhood wisdom fueled by six siblings and 14,000 local souls possibly trapped in time. With genuine face recognition and gossip hours built-in, Jill gives political data nerds a run for their money, reminding us all that in Moberly, your rent is due and so is that vote – preferably where your aunt’s porch light flickers.

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Source: Theguardian | Published: 11/22/2025 | Author: Sam Levine in Moberly, Missouri