Kansas City Mayor Q Earns Politico Love Via Zoom Call

This beltway and MSM publication imagines Mayor Q as a moderate . . . Meanwhile a growing majority of Kansas City voters are growing frustrated with his incompetence as COVID crackdowns continue, a debate with police lingers and local streets are looking exceptionally shabby.

Reality check . . .

As we say on this blog . . . 

Don't be jelly, this is the same kind of MSM hype Mayor Q has enjoyed for years given that his career is based almost completely on style over substance. And yes, it'll probably get him into Congress someday.

Here's a few graphs before a transcribed Zoom call . . .

Lucas, 37, is among a group of Democratic mayors across conservative states that seem to be managing Covid-19 as much as they’re jousting with Republican officials looking to force a hands-off approach to the pandemic.

The mayor says he has a good working relationship with Republican Gov. Mike Parson. The bigger challenge has been the pushback with Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, who Lucas describes as “a charlatan” and a phony. (A spokesperson for the attorney general responded, “We believe in the freedom of Kansas City residents, even if their own mayor doesn’t.")

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com news link . . .

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