Exposed: Kansas City MAGA Republicans Running For Council

Actually . . . It wasn't very hard to find Republicans running for council in KCMO.

Thankfully, most of them are proudly up front about it.

However . . . Here's our premise for this post . . .

THE "NONPARTISAN" ERA OF KANSAS CITY ELECTIONS IS KAPUT!!! NOW . . . ALL POLITICS IS NATIONAL!!! 

And so . . . 

We don't really care who TKC readers vote for . . . 

But pretending that there's anything "nonpartisan" about upcoming elections is a bad joke. 

Smarty-pants Poli-Sci profs seem to agree with us . . .

Political experts say partisan politics are likely here to stay in non-partisan races.

"You can make it difficult to put party labels or make it difficult to participate in the actual ballot, but they're definitely going to be involved in the electoral processes because they care about these policy issues,” Rockhurst University Political Science Professor Dr. Tom Ringenberg said.

Ringenberg also says it can help simplify races for voters to more easily understand if candidates align with a party or party ideals.

But it can also mean critical local issues are lost in a more national conversation.

And given all that . . .

CHECK TKC'S LIST OF REPUBLICANS & MAGA CONSERVATIVES CURRENTLY CAMPAIGNING FOR COUNCIL!!!

For some of our readers . . . This will be a bonus and might provide more info on where conservatives should vote . . . At the very least . . . TKC wanted to dismiss at least a bit of the fakery in upcoming elections since the local media don't seem to care. 

Here's what we have compiled so far . . . 

City Council 1st At-Large

Ronda Smith - MAGA GOP supporter and right-wing conspiracy tweeter.

Pam Mason - Former Clay County GOP Commish

City Council 2nd At-Large

Mickey Younghanz - Ran as GOP candidate for Missouri State Senate - Also, we like that he has some connection to Westport and Knucklheads party places.

City Council 4th At-Large

Grace Cabrera - MAGA conservative recruited by police union.

City Council 5th At-Large

Theresa Cass Galvin - Former Jackson County Republican Legislator

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

The outside influence of politics continues to seep into non-partisan local elections

In most cities and school districts, races for things like the city council or school board are non-partisan.Meaning candidates don't run as Republicans or Democrats.But, as our national politics continues to be bitterly divided, it's also seeping into local races.For example, in Lee's Summit, Mo., there are three open school board seats in the upcoming election.

Related reading update . . .

Trump indicted in porn star hush money payment case

NEW YORK - A New York grand jury indicted former President Donald Trump Thursday for his alleged role in a scheme to pay hush money to a porn actress during the 2016 presidential campaign, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Trump Indicted

A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump on charges related to the former president's hush-money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election, Rolling Stone has confirmed. The New York Times was the first to report the news.

NY grand jury votes to indict Donald Trump, sources tell CNN | CNN Politics

A grand jury in Manhattan has voted to indict Donald Trump -- the first time in American history that a current or former president has faced criminal charges, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

Trump indicted after Manhattan DA probe for hush money payments

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted, possibly as part of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office's years-long investigation into hush-money payments. The charges stem from the $130,000 hush money payment then-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen made to adult film star Stormy Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, in the weeks leading up to the 2016 presidential election in exchange for her silence about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump in 2006.

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