What's the matter with Kansas? Pat Roberts doesn't want to be its Senator any more, and in spite of the entreaties of #MoscowMitch McConnell, neither does Mike Pompeo.
We cats were already excited about the leading Democratic candidate in that race, Barbara Bollier. State Senator Bollier changed her party registration from "R" to "D" in 2018, after the GOP got crazy on issues she cared about. "Morally, the [Kansas Republican party] is not going where my compass resides," she said, adding that the "breaking point" had been the inclusion of transphobic language in the party platform.
And now that Pompeo — who has spent the last few months lying his fat ass off about Benedict Donald's Ukraine scandal — has decided not to run, we expect that the pollsters and prognosticators will update their ratings soon and move the race closer to a toss-up.
Yes, Pompeo's decision will temporarily strengthen the hand of immigrant-hater Kris Kobach in the Republican primary (although it might inspire a couple of Roy Moore types to jump in, too). But suffice to say that this is one headache #MoscowMitch did not want to have. How much easier to have Pompeo carry the GOP banner than the uber-toxic Kobach — particularly since, thanks to Sam Brownback, the Republican brand is so damaged in Kansas these days.
The big questions now: Will Benedict Donald rush to endorse his erstwhile "immigration czar"? Or will #MoscowMitch be able to talk him out of it? We cats PURR.
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