Posted on 08/06/2018 4:45:04 PM PDT by cotton1706
Kris Kobach has emerged as the outright favorite to win the GOP nomination in Tuesday’s gubernatorial primary after winning an endorsement via Twitter from President Trump.
Trump’s tweet calling Kobach a “fantastic guy” came just hours before the polls open, and represents the first time the president has endorsed a candidate running against a Republican incumbent in a primary. The unlucky incumbent is Gov. Jeff Colyer (R), a former surgeon with years of experience in the state legislature, and a far more traditional candidate than Kobach has been.
Trump’s tweet is one that Republicans in the state had hoped to avoid. Many fear Kobach could be a weak general election candidate, and they had hoped to hold him off in the primary.
“If Kobach’s the nominee, then Republicans are in a bind,” one top national Republican told The Hill, seeking anonymity to avoid being seen opposing Trump’s choice.
The president is on a big winning streak in GOP primaries, taking victories recently in South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama and further putting his stamp on the Republican Party.
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the way things are; do you think he can get anything past without them ?
It’s doubtful he can get anything passed with them, except for the tax cuts which they wanted also.
McCain, Romney and Heller will not vote for the wall and will continue to support amnesty.
We will see what happens with the courts.
WE do get the gov’t we deserve....
Kobach has been a warrior against illegal aliens for years, and a solid conservative.
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