Kobach embraces deeply unpopular former governor who bankrupted Kansas

[turbinetree]

By Eric Boehlert - November 2, 2018

The Kansas governor's race is unfolding as a referendum on Sam Brownback's disastrous run.

This week, when the debate moderator asked the three candidates for Kansas governor to raise a hand if they thought former Republican Gov. Sam Brownback did a good job in office, only the hand of Kris Kobach shot up.

The fact that Kobach, a Republican Trump loyalist, is locked in a toss-up race with Democrat Laura Kelly in the deeply red state of Kansas, which Trump won Kansas by 20 points, is largely because next week’s election is unfolding as a referendum on Brownback and his wildly controversial seven-year tenure as governor.

Kobach is not only standing by Brownback’s side, as the raise-your-hand debate moment captured, but he’s pledging to bring back Brownback’s failed tax experiment agenda, which bankrupted the state.

Kobach’s onboard for all of it, as he pledged “full throttled conservatism.” That means revisiting the doomed governor’s blueprint of slashing taxes and dramatically cutting state spending, which would further eviscerate state services.

https://shareblue.com/kris-kobach-embraces-sam-brownback-kansas/

[MuseRider]

1. It is all the more scary

to live here and realize that probably the majority will elect him. It is a tight race. Laura is only offensive to the right because of the ads they are running, she is hardly a scary socialist. She should be having an easy time. She is a good person and has worked really hard all the time she has been in office and now by running. It blows my mind to think this is close. Even the Republicans, or most of them anyway in daily life, were relieved that Brownback was gone but apparently many of them will be fine getting the most horrible part of his time in office back in rather than vote for a Democrat.

I am just astounded that we have to worry about this race.

[beachbum bob]

3. The polls shows this a dead heat because orman is stealing votes from Kelly...

Orman could be hero, he has 2 days to drop out and throw suppprt to Kelly...but he is ego driven and rather see kobach destroy Kansas further...but we do have 2 days

[MuseRider]

8. Nobody has been able to talk him out of this.

He has to know he can't win, it is totally him being an egotistical spoiler.

Everyone I know with any influence at all has tried, he will not move.

[Bengus81]

10. His campaign manager quit and probably asked him over and over to fold his tent...

Nope,Orman would probably rather risk another Brownback DISASTER with a KKKobach win in Kansas so he can run for Gov again and say I told you so.

[beachbum bob]

12. He still has 2 days and would make himself a hero...or fade into history.

[Blue_playwright]

4. All the things they list in those ads?

Are the reasons I voted FOR Kelly. If they vote in that Kobach idiot, this state is going to only be hurt more. SMDH

[MuseRider]

13. She is certainly getting the votes from

my household.

I have known her and her family for years, not well but well enough. I have worked for her on other campaigns. Still, like you, I am voting FOR her and the fact that that vote is against the horrible Kobach is just icing on the cake.

[beachbum bob]

2. Moderate republicans led the revolt against brownback, if orman drops

out of the race, Kelly wins by 10-12%

[Blue_playwright]

5. Orman is an asshole

He should have dropped out the minute early voting started and endorsed Kelly. Selfish Jerk.

[beachbum bob]

7. Still 2 days, hoping if he doesn't, many of his voters peal way, they don't want

Brownback 2 either.

[uponit7771]

6. THIS !!! Kobach wants to do the same thing that failed last time, what how many Kansas's vote for

... him!!!

Proves US politics for some are more about team and not about policy

[Bengus81]

9. The Dodge City voter suppression from Maddow if you haven't seen it..........

And Orman stays FIRM to his 10% of the vote and watching SHIT like this happen leading to a possible Kobach win?!?!

Link to tweet

[Takket]

11. Kansas was the model for how the GOP

Wants to run the country. And the tax scam followed by exploding deficits and now blaming the deficit on Medicare is proof of that.

[Bengus81]

14. And former Lt Gov Coyler is running around praising Kobach.........

That just tells Kansans,if he would have been elected then he would have started the disaster Brownback 0% tax rate for Corporations all over again.

Get this....under KKKobach's "new" plan LLC's wouldn't qualify for a 0% tax rate. So...they just spend a few bucks and become an S Corporation and Kobach can brag about all the NEW Corporations coming to Kansas,like Brokeback did with ten of thousands of partnerships that formed LLC's for his tax cut.

Just like with Trump and his phony economy it's all smoke and mirrors BS.