Pat Roberts picks preferred successor, endorses Marshall over Kobach in Kansas race

[brooklynite]

Source: Kansas City Star

Pat Roberts has chosen who he wants to succeed him in the U.S. Senate: The congressman who holds his old seat in the U.S. House.

The retiring Republican senator officially endorsed Rep. Roger Marshall Tuesday in next month’s Kansas primary. His support comes as Marshall is locked in bitter race with Republican rivals Kris Kobach and Bob Hamilton.

“I believe Roger shares the same passion to fight for and protect American agriculture that I have dedicated my 40-year career to championing. He has the support of the Kansas Farm Bureau and the Kansas Livestock Association,” said Roberts, the chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee.


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Odds of Barbara Bollier winning KS-SEN drop if Kobach isn't the nominee.

[murielm99]

1. Not with all that farm support.

Kansas is an agricultural state, and those dudes have power.

Good luck, though.

[KS Toronado]

2. Barbara Bollier will beat Marshall also.

[BayAreaAtLast]

3. I went to high school with Roger Marshall

He was two years ahead of me. He also went to my church at the time. My best friend dated him for a while, but now loathes him because of his politics. He was just as much of a smug asshole then as he is now. If he is elected to the Senate, I will lose my shit.