
Here's a fun Kansas City contradiction that deserves a bit of explanation . . .
4th District council contender Henry Rizzo keeps racking up campaign endorsements in diverse communities whilst incumbent Eric Bunch has spent 4 years talking about "equity" & "inclusion" but doesn't seem to have any real life Black or Latino political friends allies.
We noted previously that Freedom, Inc. has endorsed Rizzo over Councilman Bunch.
Here's a peek at Rizzo's list of backers so far . . .

This week . . .
Rizzo added La Raza Political Club to his cadre of supporters.
I know . . . A lot of TKC readers don't like the name . . . The national chapter changed their moniker to UnidosUS that's a bit more hopeful but not as catchy.
Just like the NAACP . . . Some names can be problematic over time. Having acknowledged that . . . Let's talk about how LOCAL politics works.
La Raza has a great many GROUND LEVEL CAMPAIGNERS throughout the midtown corridor that have always proven effective at getting out their ballot.
The secret sauce . . . La Raza campaigners aren't mercenary election workers but longtime neighborhood residents. And so, in neighborhood elections like this one . . .Their picks are a bit more important and, as we've seen in many local elections . . . Their influence is outsized.
Again . . . In a low turnout election this endorsement might prove critical and, once again, shows us Midtown antipathy against the incumbent councilman continues to build in one neighborhood after the next.
Developing . . .
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