Question re: Kansas

[mr715]

They have had a number of Democratic governors in spite of being consistently ruby red electorally. What's up with that?

[Clouds Passing]

1. Johnson County, Wichita, Lawrence

[mr715]

3. But never enough turnout to flip blue? nt

[wcmagumba]

2. Born and raised in Kansas and even I don't know...

I've voted Dem my entire life. Maybe lots of closet Democrats here...

[mr715]

6. I was just checking on the redistricting status

Saw KS has a Democratic governor that will make redistricting DOA. Remembered Sibelius and realized they have a better record than other states with governors at least (in recent history).

I do recall Brownback breaking the state's finances so that probably helped local democrats, but idk... weird.

[MuseRider]

7. I'm with you.

No matter how much I have done (little but enough to get an insider lookie loo) I have never figured it out. People who reflect a liberal way often will blast you with a horror. I think we should be working a LOT earlier and not letting them get away with that. There are a few more items I think about but they are just the mushy thoughts in my mind that would be thrown out in an instant, another problem we have.

The times I have been totally involved have been so wonderful and I can think a lot of things but the ideas were not good enough to show over what the high ups in the main were thinking. I learned a lot.

I am really not good enough to fill more than the grunt work but I enjoyed that with friends.

[MuseRider]

8. I got side tracked...

we have a really good group who I am fortunate to know. They would make this state shine. Fingers crossed. You will know them when you hear them, some are already out there and others becoming. I do not know what our chances are but I am excited to watch them work.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

4. The relatively populous eastern part of the state,

specifically just across from Kansas City Missouri are largely well-educated and liberal. They like to do things like fund schools, which appears to annoy the rural folks who don't understand why any education beyond fourth grade is needed.

I lived in Overland Park, KS, for some 25 years. I'm now in New Mexico, which is vastly better in many ways.

[Shrek]

5. Democrats are smart about nominating electable candidates

Whereas the GOP primary voters have a lot of purists and crazies.