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http://www.politicususa.com/2014/06/27/ks-ready-dump-gop-governor-poll-shows-davis-6-brownback.html
Kansas Ready To Dump GOP Governor As Democrat Is Up 6 Points On Sam Brownback
By: Keith Brekhus
Friday, June, 27th, 2014, 12:25 pm
Few states are as strongly Republican as Kansas. The state is in many ways the quintessential GOP stronghold. Kansas, after all, was chosen as the archetypal red state for Thomas Franks book, Whats the Matter with Kansas: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America. However, a new poll shows that if Republicans won the heart of America a decade ago, that is no longer the case. Kansas voters appear to be heartbroken by Governor Sam Brownbacks decisions as the states Governor.
A Survey USA poll conducted between June 19th and June 23rd shows Democrat Paul Davis leading the incumbent Republican Sam Brownback 47-41 percent. Brownbacks right-wing ideology has turned off most of the states voters. Moderates prefer Davis by a whopping 69-23 margin. Independents back Davis by 19 points. Women choose Davis by a decisive 51-37 spread. Even 26 percent of Republicans would sooner vote for Davis than endure another four years of Sam Brownback as the states Governor.
Kansas overwhelmingly supported Mitt Romney over Barack Obama in 2012. Romney carried the state 60-38. Given the conservative lean of the state, the fact that Sam Brownback is losing by 6 points, is a testament to just how thoroughly he has mismanaged the state in his tenure as Governor.
Brownbacks drastic tax cuts for the wealthy starved the state of revenue and plunged Kansas into financial chaos. Brownbacks dogmatic insistence on ignoring fiscal sanity, in deference to rigid anti-tax ideology, has been an unmitigated disaster for the people of Kansas. Moody downgraded Kansas bond rating and the state continues to see budget shortfalls that are way below the Governors unrealistically optimistic projections.
While Brownbacks economic policies may have been popular with Grover Norquist and the Sons of Wichita, they are doing nothing for the middle and working class residents of Kansas. Sam Brownback will no doubt try to draw support from wealthy contributors like the Koch brothers to keep himself in power, but his financial mismanagement of the state will not be forgotten by Kansas voters. The Kansas economy is in ruins thanks to Sam Brownbacks ill-conceived tax cuts. Brownbacks chances for re-election are also in ruins, and deservedly so.
longship
(40,416 posts)All the delegates are such. Just maybe they have worn out their welcome.
How many even religious people want a theocracy?
I suspect that is why Republicans often have difficulty winning the governorship in KS. I suspect the Senators are GOP because they only have to stand for election every six years. I voted for Senator Kassebaum (Rep) twice when I lived there, once while I was a district Dem delegate. I would not vote for any Rep now, if I lived there.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Sold themselves out very cheaply and either vote the Brownbacks out or at least get their voices heard on issues important to themselves.
abakan
(1,818 posts)Know the value of "magical thinking"
jayschool
(180 posts)Brownback hired Arthur Laffer to consult on fiscal policy. How did he think this was going to turn out?
Glad I moved back to Colorado from Kansas, but I'm also happy to see my friends in Kansas fighting back.
tridim
(45,358 posts)My life-long Republican Parents have been talking smack about the State Repubs.
tblue37
(65,269 posts)Republican legislators who were primaried out by extreme teabaggers, who now control our state legislature and give Brownback every stupid law he wants.
babylonsister
(171,042 posts)they are in KS, it seems.
DFW
(54,325 posts)"The Evolution" was meant as Brownback's song for the 2008 primaries. Jeez, we never understood why he didn't adopt it.....
https://myspace.com/thefreedomtoast
"Come on Baby, don't teach evolution...."
ReRe
(10,597 posts)Call Thomas Franks and let him know that Kansas might be recuperating! This is great news, babylonsister. Thanks for sharing...
tblue37
(65,269 posts)jerk and his corrupt cronies.
TygrBright
(20,755 posts)Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Cha
(297,026 posts)Brownback goes crying to kochs. Who knew this would result from a greedy a$$hole like Brownback in charge?!