Kansas City Gerrymandering Outcry Reaching Midterm Crescendo

And so . . .

REDISTRICTING OUTCRY IS THE NEW HOTNESS FOR KANSAS CITY PROGRESSIVES!!!

 Mapping gamesmanship might not seem like injustice for so many voters who are out of the loop but we rely our our political pals to explain that this MAGA effort to end congressman Cleaver's career after 47 years in office might be fascism . . . Punchline . . . There's still a chance that all of the agony might be for naught OR he could even win in the redrawn district just like Rep. Sharice Davids did in Kansas. 

Check-it . . .  

The “Missouri First” map splits Kansas City between three congressional districts. It unites the Northland, but redraws the western boundary for the 5th District along Troost Avenue, combining communities east of the city’s historic racial dividing line with predominantly rural communities stretching past Jefferson City. Areas west of Troost are now included in the 4th District, extending south as far as the Greene County line, just north of Springfield.

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Missouri's gerrymandered map splits Kansas City and sows confusion around this year's elections

The court's unanimous decision allows the map to be in effect for the August primaries if Secretary of State Denny Hoskins does not certify a public referendum before then.

Kansas City gerrymander puts Garozzo's in one district - and its parking lot in another

Residents in the historic neighborhood say the new congressional boundaries have left them confused, frustrated and divided.

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