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.
No, Colyer was directly saddled with the baggage and negativity attached to Brownback’s governance as his Lieutenant. He was not a bad guy, but he couldn’t have overcome the situation. The Demonrats and KS “Moderate” (leftist) RINOs were determined to see a Dem get the office. Virtually no Republican could’ve kept the office.
Remember, though, some candidates can get shellacked one year and come back again a short time later. Look at the example of Susan Collins running for Governor of Maine in 1994. She performed so poorly in a GOP year that she didn’t even make it to 2nd place. Yet in a BAD GOP year in 1996, she comes back and cinches a Senate seat.
BTW, I see Jeff Colyer’s appointed Lieutenant took the nomination for Marshall’s seat (when I saw the name, I thought it was a woman). Hopefully it will be a marked improvement. Too bad Huelskamp didn’t come back for the seat Marshall stole from him.