Kansas City Mayor Sly James Encourages Local Democratic Party Progress

This partisan screed makes the case the Democratic Party efforts shouldn't ignore small local offices in their opposition to the new Prez . . . Important given that Northland GOP politicos have targeted KCMO council positions bolstered by the current Administration.

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Sly James, mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, made the case this way: “If you have more Democratic mayors and local elected, you can do a lot of good, and stop a whole lot of bad.”

Nuts & Bolts: The guide to a Democratic campaign. The power of city & county elections

While we spend a lot of time on Daily Kos discussing federal campaigns and the race for US House and Senate, we don't often discuss our municipalities and county office holders. Most Americans, though, are much more likely to run for local office, and all Americans are impacted by the decisions of local office holders.