Pompeo seen as top recruit for Kansas Senate seat

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Pompeo seen as top recruit for Kansas Senate seat
By Alexander Bolton - 01/05/19 01:02 PM EST

Senate Republican strategists are pushing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as a failsafe candidate to keep retiring Sen. Pat Roberts’s (Kan.) seat in Republican hands in 2020, fearing the state could give Democrats an upset victory.

The push comes as Kansas Republicans have been chastened by recent Democratic victories in the state’s race for governor, where Laura Kelly beat conservative Republican Kris Kobach, and a key House race, where Democrat Sharice Davids beat incumbent Rep. Kevin Yoder (R).

“We lost a governor’s race. We lost a key House race for a seat that was held by Republicans for several terms. We can’t afford to head into November of 2020 worried about whether a Republican can hang onto the Senate seat in a Republican state like Kansas,” said a Senate GOP strategist.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/423973-pompeo-seen-as-top-recruit-for-kansas-senate-seat

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They’re right to be worried in a statewide race and heavy presidential year election turnout. Worst of all, Johnson County is trending in the wrong direction.