TKC Fact Check: Kansas City Vote For Police Funding ACTUALLY 50/50

After the vote Kansas City Mayor Q echoed the standard progressive line about Missouri GOP control of this cowtown and some silly forced analogy about colonialism. 

In fact . . . 

Now that all of the results are counted here's a peek at the argument from police supporters  . . .

ABOUT HALF OF KANSAS CITY VOTERS SUPPORTED AN INCREASE IN POLICE FUNDING!!!

A valued denizen of our TKC blog community offered this chart to make it simple . . .

Meanwhile . . .

A pay-for-play right-wing blog offers a bit more verbiage for the money but without as much fun as our cheeky gathering of malcontents . . .

When considering the entirety of Kansas City residents’ votes – not just those from Jackson County – the results came out to 47.5% supportive of the amendment, with both Clay and Platte Counties recording over 60% approval, according to unofficial results provided to The Heartlander.

Notably, those final totals don’t include absentee votes from KC residents in Platte and Clay Counties. But with each county’s overwhelming support of Amendment 4, it’s more than likely the measure was right at a 50/50 split among all KC voters.

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

Mayor Lucas claims Kansas Citians voted down Amendment 4, but full vote totals show a near 50/50 split

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Law enforcement advocates across the state are celebrating Missouri's passage of Amendment 4 to raise KCPD's mandated funding, but Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas certainly isn't one of them. The passing of Amendment 4 allows the state to implement a mandated funding increase for KCPD from 20% of city general revenue funds to 25%.