Former GOP Sen. Nancy Kassebaum endorses Democrat Bollier in Kansas Senate race

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Source: Kansas City Star

Former Kansas Republican Sen. Nancy Kassebaum endorsed Democrat Barbara Bollier Thursday for the Senate seat that she held for 18 years.

Kassebaum was the first woman elected to a full term in the U.S. Senate whose husband had not previously served in Congress.

Known for her moderate outlook, Kassebaum served from late 1978 to 1997 when she was succeeded by fellow Republican Pat Roberts, who Bollier is running to replace.

Kassebaum pointed to Bollier’s approach to the COVID-19 pandemic, support for public education and her opposition to President Donald Trump’s tariffs as reasons she was backing the Democrat.



Read more: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article245780930.html

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1. Good to hear!

I think she still carries some heft in the state of Kansas.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. "Nancy Kassebaum"

Now THAT is a blast from the past!

Didn't realize that she has been out of that seat for that long though.

[beachbumbob]

3. GOP moderates in Kansas HATE trump, HATE Kobach and why they help elect

a female democratic governor and a congresswoman

[Botany]

4. Sharice Davids!

My favorite lesbian mixed martial artist native American congresswoman.

[beachbumbob]

5. yep and real future in democratic politics for sure

[Botany]

6. Trump might very well lose some of the traditional red states that are supported by farmers

Trump's trade policies have hammered farmers.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

7. It also helps to know that far too many Democrats in that state

register as Republicans just so they can vote in the Republican primary. When I lived there I'd argue with them that doing so artificially made Republicans look even stronger and Democrats even weaker than they really were.

Interestingly enough, I'd get one of two responses as to why they did so. One was they'd vote for the more moderate Republican in the race, so they could live with that person being elected. The other was they'd vote for the more extreme person in the race, because then people would vote for the Democrat. Assuming one was even running, which wasn't always the case. A sensible Dem who might want to run for office would look at the voter registration numbers and think, Why bother?

[NewJeffCT]

11. I was thinking, however

that Kobach would have been a better opponent for Bollier. Kobach lost for governor and was behind Bollier by a good margin early this year

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

12. Better meaning against Kobach

Bollier would be more likely to win?

[NewJeffCT]

13. Yes

that is what I had meant - sorry for the poor language - I wanted to finish up before I had a call for work, so rushed it. Right now, it seems Bollier is slightly behind in the polls there, so I think she may have had a better shot at winning vs Kobach. Bollier was polilng well ahead of Kobach earlier this year, which is why there was talk of Pompeo leaving State & running for Senate in KS. The original Dem candidate was Barry Grissom, who was a US attorney under Obama, and Grissom had been ahead of Kobach as well. However, Grissom dropped out when Bollier entered the race.

[elleng]

8. Interesting bio tidbits:

She is the daughter of Alf Landon, who was Governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1937 and the 1936 Republican nominee for president, and the widow of former Senator and diplomat Howard Baker.

[bucolic_frolic]

9. If GOP Senate had removed Trump, COVID and the GOP would be on the mend today

Our Democratic House gave them the chance. GOP booted it!

[musclecar6]

10. Oh Yeah

The spineless GOP Congress dropped the ball when it came to courage or smarts or worse yet have the same integrity as the stable genius.

[paleotn]

14. That's huge!