My money is supporting Shallenburger. I even received a personal thank you for my donation. That has NEVER happened before.
The Wichita Eagle, God bless 'em, tend to be collectively moderate, though I'd say a little left leaning lately. They are salivating at the new entry, Kerr. I think, for a couple of them, it all boils down to abortion. Unless candidates are for it clear till birth they are far right radicals not worthy of political office. The Kansas City Star has yet to support anything right of Hillary Clinton ideology. I can't stand them, though they carry some decent syndicated folks, they are collectively hard, socialistic left.
It gets difficult to campaign anywhere when the local media is against you. These are the same folks who have zero tolerance for "sham" political advertising yet "leveling the playing field" in the media violates their First Amendment rights. Hypocrites! Residents in the state should police their media better.
Who do I think will win the GOP Primary? It is anybody's guess but I hope it's Shallenburger. I think the Dem, I can't spell her name so I'll just say Kathleen, will not win no matter what. We are Republican first, moderate second (not me). (Democrats have artfully learned how to play the GOP primary in their favor so it is tough for a Conservative to win.) The only Dem that has a chance is a pro-life Dem against a pro-abortion Pub. That changes the mix in an odd way. I could be wrong but that's my best guess.