I disagree, precedent is an often excellent indicator. In the KS Governor’s race, most especially so. Jeff Colyer, had he prevailed or even been unopposed in the GOP primary, would likely have lost in the general for virtually the same reasons as Kobach. I’d give Kobach extra points for having the guts to run such an uphill race knowing the dynamics and the baggage put on him. People that call him a loser should pull their heads out of their ass. I don’t run down our best and brightest people 100% on our side.
I find it unlikely that Colyer couldn’t have done 5 points better than a controversial candidate that got slaughtered in Jefferson County.
The Governorship, sad but big deal if you don’t live there. But I’m sorry you don’t risk a US Senate in Kansas with a guy that just lost statewide (and ran behind the rest of the ticket when he won in 2014).
His talents should be used in some other manner. Like helping us fight fraud in this Presidential election.
And precedent means a lot, until it’s gone and then means it dick because the underlying actual reasons for it didn’t apply this time, Pennsylvania One Term Corbett.
If Brownback wasn’t so massively unpopular I don’t think See you next thursday would have had much of a change even against Kobach.