Is The Hype Machine For KC Tenants Overselling Their Influence?!?

First things first . . .

The notion that KC Tenants "authored" any legislation is kinda silly and a hint that supporters are just a bit overzealous in talking up the group. 

We've always suspected that their antics are a bit of a coordinated song and dance betwixt politicos who want an easy way of feigning street cred.  

Moreover . . .

A New York Times cover story and so many accolades for the group seem to be playing up the effort to win council seats that isn't backed up by any money . . . Yet.

Again . . .

We're open to watching a few surprises from the group and we hope they have more fortitude than so many other pay-for-play protesters. 

But right now a great deal of Internets copy only proves that their talking points are effective.

Accordingly . . .

Here's yet another celebratory screed in service of no more or less than about 36 people wearing matching t-shirts . . .

"They so thoroughly changed the conversation about that election through their dramatic direct actions and disruptive presence in candidate forums that the newly-elected mayor followed through on a promise to spend his first night in office in one of their members’ apartments. He also set about championing the Tenant Bill of Rights the group drafted, which imposed new rules on landlords and created a municipal tenant protection agency. "

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

Movements have a long history of playing the inside-outside game effectively

On Election Day, many on the left were watching to see if progressive champions like Summer Lee in Pennsylvania and Greg Casar in Texas - endorsed by Justice Democrats, Working Families Party and other influential national left electoral strategy formations - would continue to add to the growing national influence of the progressive group of House lawmakers known as "The Squad."