Thread by @EricWoods

'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the state
A whole bunch of folks just weren't doing so great;
With no health insurance, and school weeks 4 days
The legislature was unworthy of praise. #moleg

Lawmakers were sleeping all snug in their beds
While visions of #DarkMoney danced in their heads.
The will of the people they chose to ignore;
Democracy seemed just too much of a chore.
To make voting easy, they simply refused
For a map with #fairdistricts, they just had no use.

The roads they were crumbling, the bridges were too;
Where cement was needed, the fix was but glue.
Women and doctors were growing irate;
Their bodies and freedoms now seized by the state.
Our unions and workers faced ruthless attack
Wishing for someone who just had their back.

The jobs that were promised were simply not coming,
But those special interests kept merrily humming:
“More tax cuts! Incentives! The growth will come later!”
“Low wages! No unions! Don't be freedom haters!”

“To the right of the center! No, further right crawl!”
“Now tweet away, tweet away, tweet away all!”
And yet as the people grew tired and sore,
The @MoDemParty knew we deserved so much more.

More teachers and nurses, for both, better pay.
Fair wages, good healthcare, and a daring #NewWay.
Equality, safety, ethics overhauls,
And a government working for not few, but all.

To bring about change, we must all band together,
And make of Missouri a reborn bellwether.
This coming November, remember your duty
Your #VOTE is your VOICE, so go use that beauty!
And for those in power, we will have no pity
As we crash a #BlueWave into Jefferson City.

#MerryChristmas to all, and to tall a good night! #moleg @runforsomething