The KS Governor’s race was a difficult race to begin with, from Kobach barely defeating Jeff Colyer, and a lot of RINOs went to the left-wing Demonrat. Add to that the party was dealing with high negatives from ex-Gov. Brownback. Even at that, Kelly still only got a 48% plurality.
This tends to be in keeping with KS electing either Demonrats or RINO Governors, and they tend to switch off every 8 years now. When Brownback won in 2010, that was the first time since 1964(!) that a center-right Republican won the Governorship. Federal races are a different story. Whomever the GOP nominates will likely win. The Demonrats have not won a Senate race in KS since 1932.
Boy you are on top of things :)
In a three person race where the third candidate was also a Democrtat. And the difficulties that dogged him in the governor's race are still there for the Senate race as well.
The Demonrats have not won a Senate race in KS since 1932.
If Kobach wins the nomination that could well change.
“Whomever the GOP nominates will likely win.”
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I agree, and would like nothing better than for Kris Kobach (who is wicked smart, a proven conservative, and an actual constitutionalist) to be the next senator from KS; I supported him for governor last year, as well as for eachhof his previous runs.. But I must admit that the word “likely” in your quote scares me. We can’t risk six years of a Democrat holding that seat, and Kobach proved that he can lose a statewide race in KS. (Yes, the RAT nominee only got 48%, but Kobach only git 43%, and had Leftist Independent Orman not been on the ballot (and gotten 6.5%) it is likely that Kobach would have lost by 7% or 8%.) So I think that I’d prepare another conservative to run in the race.