Johnson County Finally Breaks Kansas Republican Super Majority?!?

This election season 2024 goal has been a mantra of local progressives. 

The downside is that we're not sure how it's gonna make life better for residents but that's typically an afterthought anyhoo amid this season of flexing.

Here's the rallying cry . . .

Democrats have tried, and failed, to break the veto-proof conservative majority for over a decade. They think the political shift in Johnson County could make the difference in the November election.

“The Democrats are just sort of steadily encroaching into newer suburbs that, back in the day, voting Democratic would have been unthinkable,” said Michael Smith, a political science professor from Emporia State University.

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

Johnson County could be key to breaking the GOP's supermajority in Kansas

Republican's supermajority means they can override any veto from the Democratic governor. The 2024 Johnson County election could break it.

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Johnson County Republicans backtrack after years of attacking abortion rights * Kansas Reflector

Johnson County voters would never know by reading campaign websites that Republicans who are seeking reelection there are among the most zealous opponents of abortion rights.

These Johnson County moms use tech tools and peer pressure to get out the vote

Even in the highest turnout years, a third of the eligible voters in Kansas stay home. A nonpartisan group of voter advocates is working to close that gap by nudging their families, friends, book clubs and exercise buddies to get to the polls.

Developing . . .