“Estes was the state treasurer under the seriously unpopular Sam Brownback. And Estes apparently ran a lackluster campaign.”
Yup...the good news is the guy is in lockstep with Trump on all his big issues...every vote counts with all the squishy R’s in DC.
Exactly. My point is that even with all those disadvantages (being close with an unpopular governor, running a less-than-stellar campaign and so-called Dem enthusiasm) Congressman-elect Estes still won by a pretty decisive margin in a special election where turnout is always unpredictable. And the thing is that in 2018 during normal turnout, he'll probably win in a landslide.