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Kansas Senate race becomes a dead heat, alarming Republicans
Original: The GOP and Trump are doing so bad a Kansas Senate seat is a dead heat. https://www. nytimes.com/2026/10/04/us/poli tics
A Senate race in Kansas, a state Republicans have long counted as safe, is now statistically tied, according to a New York Times report on the 2026 midterm contest between Marshall and Hamilton. Commenters say the closeness reflects broader weakness for Trump and the GOP, suggesting even reliably red states could be competitive this cycle.
Why now: A competitive Senate race in deeply conservative Kansas signals unusually weak Republican standing heading into the midterms.
KansasDonald TrumpRepublican PartyRoger Marshall
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- The GOP and Trump are doing so bad a Kansas Senate seat is a dead heat. https://www. nytimes.com/2026/10/04/us/poli tics/kansas-senate-race-hamilton-marshall.html # uspol # kansas # democracy · sccdp@sfba.social · 8
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