Polls are showing that the race for
Kansas Secretary of State is getting closer. And this is good news for those of
us who feel that incumbent Republican Kris Kobach is the most racists and
xenophobic elected official that Kansas has had in the last 30 years.
In a recent KSN News Poll, conducted exclusively for KSN-TV by SurveyUSA, the race for Secretary of State is tied.
Both Kobach and Democratic challenger Jean Schodorf poll at 46 percent.
Not long ago Kobach was way ahead and few of us felt he could be defeated. Now things are looking better in a race to unseat a man who has focused on disenfranchising immigrants from voting.
Kobach has based his career on his voter ID laws that so far have kept about 18,000 legitimate and legal Kansas voters from voting in recent elections. When he started this campaign he could only account for about 20 cases of voter fraud which he was supposedly trying to stop. His arguments are ludicrous.
“There’s a huge, huge hole in the law that has created 20,000 people unable to register to vote even though they are citizens,” Schodorf said to KSN TV. “Many of them are grandparents and kids going back to college.”
On top of that He has been traveling the country to help other politicians in other states pass similar voter ID laws. Kobach is a national voice for the voter ID laws. Many people in Kansas have wondered if he has really spent enough time in Kansas to do the work that his office of secretary of state, requires.
According to Governing.com:
Kobach is doing a disservice to the Kansas constituents who expect him to devote his attention and energy to his state office. The state ethics commission ruled that Kobach can’t accept speaking fees, but won’t stop him from pursuing legal or political activities elsewhere. State Rep. Melody McCray-Miller, a Democrat, says Kobach’s outside pursuits are unethical anyway.
According to Kansas City Star:
The August poll, done several weeks before Taylor withdrew from the Senate race, found Kobach leading Schodorf 43 percent to 38 percent. A month later, a poll done during the dispute found Kobach leading by a single percentage point.
The polls also show that the public did not like Kobach’s attempt to keep Democrat Chad Taylor’s name on the ballot for U.S. Senate even though the candidate withdrew from the race. The Kansas City Star Said 63 percent of people opposed that action. It seems the public realizes he will do anything to make sure his party wins no matter how unethical it is.
Local Wichita members of the organization KanVote have been working to expose Kobach of trying to stop minorities, poor people and immigrants from voting and his misuse of his office.
In a recent KSN News Poll, conducted exclusively for KSN-TV by SurveyUSA, the race for Secretary of State is tied.
Both Kobach and Democratic challenger Jean Schodorf poll at 46 percent.
Not long ago Kobach was way ahead and few of us felt he could be defeated. Now things are looking better in a race to unseat a man who has focused on disenfranchising immigrants from voting.
Kobach has based his career on his voter ID laws that so far have kept about 18,000 legitimate and legal Kansas voters from voting in recent elections. When he started this campaign he could only account for about 20 cases of voter fraud which he was supposedly trying to stop. His arguments are ludicrous.
“There’s a huge, huge hole in the law that has created 20,000 people unable to register to vote even though they are citizens,” Schodorf said to KSN TV. “Many of them are grandparents and kids going back to college.”
On top of that He has been traveling the country to help other politicians in other states pass similar voter ID laws. Kobach is a national voice for the voter ID laws. Many people in Kansas have wondered if he has really spent enough time in Kansas to do the work that his office of secretary of state, requires.
According to Governing.com:
Kobach is doing a disservice to the Kansas constituents who expect him to devote his attention and energy to his state office. The state ethics commission ruled that Kobach can’t accept speaking fees, but won’t stop him from pursuing legal or political activities elsewhere. State Rep. Melody McCray-Miller, a Democrat, says Kobach’s outside pursuits are unethical anyway.
According to Kansas City Star:
The August poll, done several weeks before Taylor withdrew from the Senate race, found Kobach leading Schodorf 43 percent to 38 percent. A month later, a poll done during the dispute found Kobach leading by a single percentage point.
The polls also show that the public did not like Kobach’s attempt to keep Democrat Chad Taylor’s name on the ballot for U.S. Senate even though the candidate withdrew from the race. The Kansas City Star Said 63 percent of people opposed that action. It seems the public realizes he will do anything to make sure his party wins no matter how unethical it is.
Local Wichita members of the organization KanVote have been working to expose Kobach of trying to stop minorities, poor people and immigrants from voting and his misuse of his office.
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