How Kris Kobach Lost for Kansas Governor

[Gothmog]

This makes me smile https://politicalwire.com/2018/11/09/how-kris-kobach-lost-for-kansas-governor/

“Interviews with more than a dozen Republican strategists and officials paint a picture of a candidate who refused to listen to advice, was unwilling to put energy into fundraising and failed to set up a basic ‘get out the vote’ operation.”

“Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state, struggled to pay his campaign staff on time and at one point lacked a working phone system at his Johnson County campaign office, according to GOP sources familiar with the campaign. And people who offered to volunteer were never contacted.”

Sid one long-time GOP operative: “It was the most dysfunctional thing I’ve ever seen in my life.”

Kobach was as good of a candidate as he is a lawyer

[USALiberal]

1. I think he just assumed no one would vote Dem! Took the won for granted. nt

[PandoraAwakened]

18. I think he assumed he could rig it.

Apparently too much of an idiot to pull that off. LOL!

[USALiberal]

20. LOL! nt

[msongs]

2. thanks for the report. good riddance to him and welcome back kansas nt

[UniteFightBack]

3. Chris Crotchbag lost the election by just being himself. nt

[LisaL]

4. I guess he didn't think he needs to put in much effort in Kansas.

[vlyons]

5. Don't Republicans, arrogance, and incompetence

go hand-in-hand?

[lastlib]

16. They are synonymous.

[onetexan]

19. They see those traits as admirable qualities

[Doodley]

6. He thought voter suppression would be enough.

[Demovictory9]

15. my thought also

[Hermit-The-Prog]

17. his particular system of voter suppression

He thought he had all those people with un-American names purged!

[dalton99a]

7. He is only good at scamming people.

[The Genealogist]

8. Because he is a lousy person

With years of Brownback under their belt, Kansans apparently didn't want something as bad or worse.

[Cha]

9. But he won the goprimary.. good job gops.

[msongs]

10. thanks repubs for dumping the guy who might have won lol nt

[elmac]

11. hmmm

[Blue_true]

12. Look like Kansas dodged a bullet. nt

[Vogon_Glory]

13. Thank The Almighty That He Was So Inept

I HATE it when these people cruise to victory either because they successfully cater to people’s worst impulses or because the good guys act like utter idiots.

[SMC22307]

14. Progressive groups tied him to the unpopular Brownback.

At least that's what I read... somewhere.