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Kansas Republicans kick off bold new agenda: Ignore the public, advance hate agenda [1]

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Date: 2023-01-11

Ty Masterson speaks for the Kansas Republican Senate Caucus

Oh, Kansas Republicans. When it comes time to show your true colors, we can count on you. Despite redrawing congressional districts in hopes of ousting Democrat Sharice Davids from Kansas' 3rd Congressional District, she won in a blowout, with 54.91% of the vote. Then Republicans thought they really had a chance to rack up and take back the governor’s mansion, believing Kansas was conservative enough they’d beat back Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. She showed Republican efforts the door.

Before all this, Kansas Republicans virtually guaranteed that they would end abortion in Kansas with a constitutional ballot initiative that was outright destroyed with 59% voting “no” in August. Now, these same crafty Republicans have an incredible idea: double down on policies that have been rejected by Kansas voters and have cemented a Kansas Democratic congresswoman and governor. What do they call it? Why, it’s the “Better Way” agenda. What does it offer? Plenty of hate, but not a lot of substance, economics, or reason.

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Republicans vowed to stop open voting that allows Biden to hijack elections, despite the fact that Republican Secretary of State Scott Schwab has contended Kansas elections are fair, well run, and devoid of any fraud. Now that Laura Kelly has put Kansas in a position where we have a budget surplus, Kansas Republicans are committed to using some of that money to fund anti-abortion “pregnancy centers” with taxpayer funds. Doubling down on all of the issues that failed at the ballot box only a few months before seems to be how Kansas Republicans feel they can win in 2024. It’s a bold strategy, but is there a sly, well-thought-out plan behind this mess? Let’s find out.

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