Kansas Senate Primary Has Arrived, and the Anxiety Over Kobach Is High

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Republican anxieties about control of the Senate are reaching new heights this week as the Kansas Senate primary hurdles to a close, amid fears in Washington that the firebrand candidate and staunch Trump supporter Kris Kobach could win the nomination but lose a longtime red seat in November.

As the national political environment has worsened for the G.O.P., putting a number of traditionally safe conservative seats into play, many Republicans have grown especially focused on Kansas — and concerned that if Mr. Kobach, a polarizing figure in the state, wins on Tuesday, Democrats could take the seat and perhaps gain control of the Senate.

“A Kobach candidacy could put Schumer one step closer to becoming the leader,” said Scott W. Reed, the senior political strategist at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, referring to the Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer. Mr. Reed’s group is supporting Representative Roger Marshall in the primary contest.

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Mr. Kobach, the former Kansas secretary of state who has run for office multiple times, has long been a controversial figure because of his severe views on issues including immigration and voting rights. He has cultivated a devoted conservative following but also discomfited many more moderate Republicans in the process.

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[Sherman A1]

1. One hopes he does cause the loss of the seat

For the GOP

[Midnight Writer]

2. Kobach makes me anxious, too. What if he gets a Senate seat? A true wingnut.

[Zambero]

5. His getting the nomination would be worth the risk

For starters, he has the best chance of losing. And if he were to win somehow, his Senate votes would be no different than any other Republican who might occupy the seat. The fact that he recently lost the governor's race in a solidly red state is "encouraging".

[Faux pas]

3. Our

mission, to take every one of the effers down

[TlalocW]

4. I live in Kansas. I would rather another republican win the nomination

Even if it makes it harder for whomever the democratic candidate is than to chance a Kobach victory. He lost the governorship, but that was in 2018, an off-year election. Unlike republicans (including and especially Kobach), I want as many people voting as possible, and I worry that with it being a presidential election year that will tip it for Kobach. I also worry that the same, "We don't care what our guy does as long as we're screwing the libs," attitude that gave us Trump will also have an effect.

TlalocW