Downtown Kansas City Stadium Opponents Surge In Sales Tax Polling

Behind the scenes, on the QT and very hush hush . . . 

NEW POLLING REVEALS AN UPTICK IN VOTER OPPOSITION AGAINST QUESTION 1 JACKSON COUNTY SALES TAX EXTENSION FOR THE DOWNTOWN STADIUM!!!

Of course . . . There are some important caveats about "the science" of upcoming election numbers . . .

For starters and this should temper any premature excitement . . . 

Frequent voters still favor the sales tax extension in a recent flash poll. Also the number of older voters in the urban core have AN OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE OUTLOOK of both the Chiefs and Royals despite so much recent negative publicity.

And now here's a sign for hope to stadium tax opponents . . . 

New polling shows younger voters opposed to the downtown stadium idea citing concerns about "tax subsidy for billionaires" as one of their top concerns. 

It seems that a barrage of social media messaging might be moving the dial as far as voters under 40 are concerned.

Another tidbit sent our way by AWESOME KANSAS CITY INSIDERS . . . 

Proponents of the Jackson County Sales Tax extension still hold the advantage beyond the margin of error. The only NEWS we have is that opponents of Question 1 are closing the gap with less than a month left to go before the ballot show down. 

Now . . . About the source of this KICK-ASS & AWESOME DATA . . .

Per ushe, our www.TonysKansasCity.com blog community gleans most of our juicy political info by way of gossip and friends who want to share a bit of behind the scenes info to their own advantage. Take it or leave it, thankfully no puppies were harmed in the crafting of this post.

Reality Check: Even the best polling science deserves a side-eye . . . And, for local edification, we should note that the Jackson County Question 1 campaign is led by a team with one of the top national polling firms within their ranks. 

Still . . . 

What we know for sure is the growing grassroots opposition against Question 1 has, IN FACT, garnered concern and local leaders seem to be hoping that outspending their opposition will calm fears about a downtown disaster in the making.

Developing . . .