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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many years has it been since Kansas has widely voted Democratic? I know their governor is, but before that, it’s been a bit for any big office, hasn’t it?[/quote]

Kansas native here, There hasn’t been a democratic senator from Kansas since the 1930s. The last dem AG and Sec. of State termed out in 2010. And the republicans have had a majority in the state legislature for decades. [/quote]
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With a number of incumbent Senate Republicans trailing in polls, and being out-raised by their Democratic rivals, they have little margin for error as they seek to protect their 53-47 majority. And because of Mr. Trump’s broad unpopularity, and a health crisis that has devastated the economy, even a deeply conservative state like Kansas, which has not sent a Democrat to the Senate since the 1930s, is no sure thing for Senate Republicans this year.

Mr. Kobach has long been an incendiary figure in Kansas politics, associated with hard-line views on immigration, voting rights and a host of other issues. He is especially unpopular in the Kansas City suburbs, home to traditionally moderate Republicans who have moved away from the party in the Trump era. Republicans in Kansas and in Washington remain frustrated that he captured the nomination for governor two years ago, which they feel cost them the seat.

Senate Republicans have long been concerned about Mr. Kobach’s candidacy, and for months they sought to woo Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a former Kansas congressman, into the race. They have grown even more uneasy in recent days, though, after reviewing the results of Senate Republican polling: The surveys showed Mr. Trump leading only narrowly in the state and found that nearly 30 percent of Republican primary voters indicated they would support the Democrat in the Senate race, state Senator Barbara Bollier, if Mr. Kobach were the nominee, according to two Republicans familiar with the data.

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