The election for a new one, after Sly James terms, is coming up, of course, April 2. Weeks away.
All I personally know is that there are at least several people running for the position. This is most of them, I understand
I've seen a few names. I've gotten some mail from a few but really, I've no idea who's running, who they are, what they stand for or what they say they will stand and work for.
I know Clay Chastain threw his proverbial hat in the ring. That's all I need to know about him.
And Jolie Justus. I know she's running and from where she's coming, mostly, since she's been around the area for some time.
I did a cursory Google search today and found this, thankfully, from our local NPR station, KCUR:
Here's Who's Running For Mayor Of Kansas City, Missouri
But if you go there, you'll see they are extremely brief descriptions of the candidates, of one small paragraph. That's it. It is also, brief as it is, the most complete description of these candidates I've been able to find. That's sad.
I don't think our Star newspaper has run articles on all the candidates yet. I don't see every daily paper but I do check in regularly.
There are a couple more links on the interwebs, from national sources:
The Star did run this piece:
This is helpful, of course, but it more tells of their fundraising than anything, of course. It's important, sure, but still doesn't tell what they stand for and say they're going to work for in the office. It is also an extremely brief article. If that tells us anything, it's that the one candidate, City Council member and candidate Scott Taylor has the most money behind him and by a long shot. (This may make him the defacto winner. We'll see, of course). Another interesting thing coming from that article is that it doesn't even mention Clay Chastain.
Finally, Flatland KC ran this online article.
It gives the most perfunctory information, with links to the candidates own websites so again, it's up to you, the reader and voter to chase down any and all information.
So my question. Is any news media out there--KCUR, KCPT, the Star, Mike Shanin and his program "Ruckus", Steve Kraske and his, anyone, anyone doing any in-depth interviews and research on these people and who they are and where they come from and what they stand for and what they say they'll work for as mayor?
I surely hope there is. If someone's seen or heard something, please let me know. I want and need to know, before the election, just as we all do here in the area.
It's coming down to election time. We need to know.
With the Star having famously/infamously and recently slashed its staff, it seems unlikely we'll now get this kind of article and coverage, however important.
Seems like the perfect program for KCPT, doesn't it? "Meet the Candidates"?
KCPT? Thoughts?
Link:
Meanwhilere's the scary part. The honestly, deeply scary part.
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