Republicans hold Kansas House seat with late Trump support

[HAPPY2BME]

Republican Kansas State Treasurer Ron Estes defeated Democrat James Thompson and Libertarian Chris Rockhold Tuesday night to keep the state's 4th congressional district in GOP hands.

Estes won the special election race to replace former Rep. Mike Pompeo, who took over as CIA director in January. His margin of victory was just 6.8 points.

In recent days, Estes was buoyed by support from high-profile Republicans in a last-minute push. President Trump and Vice President Pence both recorded robocalls on Estes' behalf, while Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, campaigned with the GOP nominee at a rally on Monday. Cruz is popular among state Republicans and won the Kansas caucuses last March.

Trump also sent out a tweet calling on supporters to back Estes in the Tuesday election.

"Ron Estes is running TODAY for Congress in the Great State of Kansas. A wonderful guy, I need his help on Healthcare & Tax Cuts (Reform)," Trump said.

    Ron Estes is running TODAY for Congress in the Great State of Kansas. A wonderful guy, I need his help on Healthcare & Tax Cuts (Reform).— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 11, 2017

In addition, the National Republican Congressional Committee spent $100,000 in on Estes' behalf. Speaker Paul Ryan also sent out a fundraising email in support of Estes' campaign.

Despite the push from Democrats, Republicans were expected to hold the seat. The district supported Trump by 27 points over Hillary Clinton in November and Republicans have held the seat since they regained the House majority in 1994.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/republicans-hold-kansas-house-seat-with-late-trump-support/article/2620052

[franksolich]

Well, now they need to send Ted Cruz down to campaign for that (R) candidate running for that House seat in Georgia.

If you got somebody who draws, use him.  I'm sure Ted doesn't mind.

[BlueStateSaint]

Well, now they need to send Ted Cruz down to campaign for that (R) candidate running for that House seat in Georgia.

If you got somebody who draws, use him.  I'm sure Ted doesn't mind.

 

H5.

[franksolich]

H5.

I cannot figure out why the Republican party's been hesitant about doing things like this.

Remember--if you're old enough--that Richard Nixon got his comeback during the mid-1960s because he was popular with certain segments of voters, and showed up to boost those candidates.

Barry Goldwater was doing the same thing during the early 1960s, to get him going for 1964.

The Republican party has a whole lot of people who are popular in one area of the country, or another--I believe Cruz is more popular than President Trump, down in Georgia, for example--and they need used.