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Maxheader

(4,371 posts)
Wed Aug 8, 2018, 06:59 PM Aug 2018

Kobach and Colyer won't know a winner for days. We all know which county was Tuesday's loser

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Source: Wichita Eagle

There is a small bit of deliciousness in the process by which Kansas chose its Republican gubernatorial nominee on Tuesday night. And Wednesday morning. (Are the results final yet? Are we sure?)

The state’s governor and secretary of state, roundly criticized in areas of their job performances, were made to wait overnight for final results because of voting tabulation problems in the state’s most affluent county — one where both men thought they had solid pockets of support.

We will forever remember Tuesday and Wednesday as “The Johnson County Primary,” the time when Republicans tentatively picked Secretary of State Kris Kobach over Gov. Jeff Colyer — a 191-vote margin with thousands of provisional ballots to be counted.

The final, excruciatingly slow tallies came from a county with new voting machines and a new county commissioner — hired by Kobach. That’s all the more embarrassing for Kobach and his office, though we’re not sure he cares at this point.



Read more: https://www.kansas.com/opinion/editorials/article216292870.html



Controversy...kohacks preferred mode of operation. If this handjob does
get the win, Kansas may be in bigger trouble than when sam brownbutt
was the guv. All we can hope for is that Laura will pull some female votes
from gop voters...We know how misogyny the men are...little help there
I'm afraid..
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Kobach and Colyer won't know a winner for days. We all know which county was Tuesday's loser (Original Post) Maxheader Aug 2018 OP
And you've got SOS Kobach "in charge" of the count and any recount. George II Aug 2018 #1
If Kobach is the candidate the Democrat has a chance comradebillyboy Aug 2018 #2
Not as long as Kobach is counting the votes. Midnight Writer Aug 2018 #4
Sort of like when Cheney lead GW Bush's VP hunt DeminPennswoods Aug 2018 #3
Locking - this is an opinion editorial, not news muriel_volestrangler Aug 2018 #5

George II

(67,782 posts)
1. And you've got SOS Kobach "in charge" of the count and any recount.
Wed Aug 8, 2018, 07:06 PM
Aug 2018

Imagine one republican screwing another republican out of an election? Sweet irony.

comradebillyboy

(10,143 posts)
2. If Kobach is the candidate the Democrat has a chance
Wed Aug 8, 2018, 07:24 PM
Aug 2018

Midnight Writer

(21,738 posts)
4. Not as long as Kobach is counting the votes.
Thu Aug 9, 2018, 03:04 AM
Aug 2018

DeminPennswoods

(15,276 posts)
3. Sort of like when Cheney lead GW Bush's VP hunt
Wed Aug 8, 2018, 07:31 PM
Aug 2018

and then picked himself for the job!

muriel_volestrangler

(101,295 posts)
5. Locking - this is an opinion editorial, not news
Thu Aug 9, 2018, 04:23 AM
Aug 2018

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