What's The Matter With Kansas' Senators? Republicans May Soon Find Out

What's The Matter With Kansas' Senators? Republicans May Soon Find Out

The home of Dwight Eisenhower and Amelia Earhart is rarely part of the national conversation — but that could be about to change. It is becoming clear that the race for Senate this year could be a huge upset. In the 19th century, Kansas was the scene of violent clashes over slavery, which temporarily earned it the moniker "bleeding Kansas," and in the 20th it was the birthplace of Brown v. Board of Education, one of the most consequential Suprem…

Why Kansas’ U.S. Senate race is arguably the nation’s most interesting

When election watchers were considering which of this year’s Senate contests would be the most competitive, few gave Kansas a second look. This is, after all, a red state that hasn’t sent a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1932. Incumbent Republican Sen. Roger Marshall was no doubt optimistic…