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NCTraveler

(30,481 posts) Fri Aug 10, 2018, 11:26 AM Aug 2018

Trump-endorsed GOP candidate Kobach recuses himself from Kansas governor's race recount

Republican candidate in Kansas' governor's race Kris Kobach said he plans to recuse himself from the vote recount after a correction in the total cut his lead to just 91 votes.

Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer requested that Kobach recuse himself, writing that some clerks were given wrong information about which ballots to count.

In a Twitter post on Monday,Trump called Kobach "a strong and early supporter of mine" and said he had the president's "full and total" endorsement.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/10/trump-endorsed-gop-candidate-kobach-recuses-himself-from-kansas-govern.html

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Trump-endorsed GOP candidate Kobach recuses himself from Kansas governor's race recount (Original Post) NCTraveler Aug 2018 OP

Politico says he recused last night on CNN FakeNoose Aug 2018 #1

No s**t?! eleny Aug 2018 #2

Actually, I wanted Kobach to stay in the recount and make a mess of it. Blue_true Aug 2018 #3

Darn! here also. :) Hortensis Aug 2018 #4

No to Kobach anywhere! eleny Aug 2018 #5

FakeNoose

(42,391 posts)

1. Politico says he recused last night on CNN

Reply to NCTraveler (Original post)

Fri Aug 10, 2018, 01:10 PM

Aug 2018

link to Politico article: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/10/kobach-recuses-kansas-vote-count-772132

Trump endorsed the primary opponent of a sitting Republican Governor!? WTF?!

Governor Colyer is ahead by 91 votes but it's too early and close to tell. If Colyer wins, he'll surely be pissed at Cheeto.
"Everything Trump touches, dies." - Rick Wilson

eleny

(46,176 posts)

2. No s**t?!

Reply to NCTraveler (Original post)

Fri Aug 10, 2018, 01:15 PM

Aug 2018

Well, well, well. I guess we're making dents in the armor. This news makes my day.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

3. Actually, I wanted Kobach to stay in the recount and make a mess of it.

Reply to eleny (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 10, 2018, 01:27 PM

Aug 2018

That way many of Colyer voters would be so upset that they may well stay home in November.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

4. Darn! here also. :)

Reply to Blue_true (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 10, 2018, 01:42 PM

Aug 2018

Everything they can do to expose what they are before November 6 I'm for. (Thinking about that, almost anyway.) I'd set up a recurring donation to help them along if there were a site.

eleny

(46,176 posts)

5. No to Kobach anywhere!

Reply to Blue_true (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 10, 2018, 01:48 PM

Aug 2018

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