Kansas' Kobach is weighing a Senate bid. National Republicans are ready to stop him.
Source: McClatchy
Some Republicans in Washington and Topeka are fed up with Kobach after a long series of political stumbles, dating back to his failed run against Democratic Rep. Dennis Moore in 2004 and his tumultuous tenure as chairman of the Kansas Republican Party later that decade during which the party struggled with financial problems.
His 2018 loss in the race for governor was the final straw.
Kobach, who was then serving as Kansas Secretary of State, squeaked out a win over Colyer, the sitting governor, in the Republican primary after by a last-minute endorsement by President Donald Trump. But he lost the general election to Laura Kelly, a Democrat.
She defeated Kobach by nearly 5 percentage points in a state where Republicans have a 2-1 voter registration advantage.
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Midnight Writer
(21,547 posts)riversedge
(69,722 posts)Dopers_Greed
(2,640 posts)The only thing they won't forgive is losing an election
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)have a great chance to win in a general election against him
Bengus81
(6,907 posts)And then spends most of their adult life trying to LIVE off of the same Government they want small. Reminds me of Saint Ronnie.
Go get a JOB somewhere KKKobach.
Maxheader
(4,366 posts)Totally within themselves...I can't remember...do the kock bros have a leash on him?...
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,085 posts)Look where we are now.