Brownback clears hurdle to win re-election over Davis
Source: Topeka Capital-Journal
Gov. Sam Brownback narrowly won re-election Tuesday night against Democratic challenger Paul Davis in a contest that affirmed Kansas voters preferred retention of the Republican despite anxiety about economic growth and future funding of public schools.
The governor carried vote-rich Johnson County and hammered Davis in rural areas of the sharp-red state to earn a second term in a result that conflicted with months of polling showing Brownback in trouble. Shortly after 11 p.m., Davis conceded the race to the governor.
With about 80 percent of precincts reporting, Brownback had 49 percent of more than 700,000 votes cast. Davis held 47 percent. Libertarian Keen Umbehr trailed with 4 percent. The tallies: Brownback, 349,564; Davis, 333,641; Umbehr, 27,862.
Brownback said the outcome would demonstrate the state's voters believed his economic policies of state income tax reduction and restrained government spending should be allowed to proceed.
Read more: http://cjonline.com/news/2014-11-04/brownback-clears-hurdle-win-re-election-over-davis
The Kansas experiment continues! Yaay!
rpannier
(24,338 posts)If I were President, when that day came, they'd get nothing.
It would serve as a reminder to the rest of the country
It's the voters who chose to let this train wreck continue...my sympathy is for those who tried to change the direction...for those that voted to keep this policy going, I have nothing but contempt for their lack of sense and courage!
Dopers_Greed
(2,640 posts)We like poor economic growth and education, as long as a Republican does it
alp227
(32,052 posts)I guess these polls caused some anti-Brownback voters in Kansas to relax and not show up.
blackspade
(10,056 posts)Norbert
(6,041 posts)The voters spoke and they must be held accountable for their decision, stupid as it is.
roamer65
(36,747 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Sane people need to evacuate. Especially if they have school age children.
candelista
(1,986 posts)Really.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Loki
(3,825 posts)Keep cutting Brownback, bankrupt that shit hole.
billhicks76
(5,082 posts)No way I believe he actually won. Even republicans turned on him.
turbinetree
(24,720 posts)Toto left and he his not coming back and your grand experiment is only going to get worse, instead of a 218 million debt crisis its going to be like New Jersey dead last in job creation and almost first in debt 1.5 billion, in the hole and climbing.
Your Atlas Shrugged Ayn Rand governor is going to make it so.
Also congratulations on re-electing a right wing hypocrite Sec. of State, how much voter fraud have you had in your state especially in this last election, did anyone ask?
OregonBlue
(7,754 posts)deserve what they get. Sick people and stupid children. Wow, they must be so proud.
sammy750
(165 posts)Brownback has destroyed the state and the people re elect him. What are the drinking and smoking. The state is bankrupt under Brownback, he has no way of restoring the state. I guess that is what our bad educational system has done to the states and nation.
Zorro
(15,749 posts)An ignorant voter is a Republican voter.
Rhinodawg
(2,219 posts)but that is the most fucked up state ever. (not the KS DUers of course)
Brown-shirt is going to drag that state into the gutter.
BigDemVoter
(4,157 posts)Those idiots just can't learn (apologies to any Dems from Kansas!)