Trump boosts Kobach to disappointment of some in Kansas GOP
By Reid Wilson - 08/06/18 05:39 PM EDT
Kris Kobach has emerged as the outright favorite to win the GOP nomination in Tuesday’s gubernatorial primary after winning an endorsement via Twitter from President Trump.
Trump’s tweet calling Kobach a “fantastic guy†came just hours before the polls open, and represents the first time the president has endorsed a candidate running against a Republican incumbent in a primary.
The unlucky incumbent is Gov. Jeff Colyer (R), a former surgeon with years of experience in the state legislature, and a far more traditional candidate than Kobach has been.
Trump’s tweet is one that Republicans in the state had hoped to avoid. Many fear Kobach could be a weak general election candidate, and they had hoped to hold him off in the primary.
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