TKC Told You So: Northland Voters Back Kansas City Police Funding By EPIC Margin

Last week we corrected mainstream reporting about support for police funding in Kansas City.

We drilled down and showed readers all of the numbers FIRST in this post: 

EPIC Police Support In Clay & Platte County: Kansas City 'Local Control' Unlikely To Win 

Today . . .

A local prog blog backs up but glances over our assertion . . . Here are the basics . . .

In every Northland precinct, the majority of voters supported Amendment 4, despite the strong opposition of Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas.

In every Northland precinct, the majority of voters supported Amendment 4, despite the strong opposition of Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas.

Our contention . . .

Discounting the Northland is silly. THIS IS KANSAS CITY, THEY ARE NEIGHBORS. 

It's disconcerting to believe that in 2022 so many politicos are such primitive thinkers that they can't extend their vision of Kansas City beyond the river. 

As long as the Northland remains in city limits, their vote counts just as much as anyone else and to ignore them is to intentionally create division within our community . 

Now  . . . 

Credit where it's due . . . This prog blog made a nice chart that's worth clicking around in order to fake consulting fees.

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

Data map: How did your neighbors vote in Kansas City, Missouri?

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