Western Kansas' congressman launched a Senate campaign on Saturday, pitching himself to fellow Republicans as a pragmatic conservative who can keep the seat in GOP hands by thwarting immigration hardliner Kris Kobach's bid for the party's nomination.
Western Kansas' congressman launched a Senate campaign on Saturday, pitching himself to fellow Republicans as a pragmatic conservative who can keep the seat in GOP hands by thwarting immigration hardliner Kris Kobach's bid for the party's nomination.
Marshall and Kobach are among five GOP candidates actively campaigning to replace four-term Republican Sen. Pat Roberts, who is not seeking re-election in 2020. Kobach, a former Kansas secretary of state, built a national profile by advocating tough immigration policies, though he lost the Kansas governor's race last year after his take-no-prisoners style alienated moderate voters.
Many Republicans fear a repeat of last year, when Kobach narrowly won a crowded GOP primary only to lose the governor's race to Democrat Laura Kelly. Some prominent Republicans have been nudging U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to jump in, though Marshall said Pompeo was"encouraging" about Marshall's candidacy when they spoke a few weeks ago.
Marshall said he's determined to fight proposals from Democrats, such as"Medicare for All" government health coverage and the sweeping Green New Deal aimed at combatting climate change. "He can't get the Huelskamp people," said Tim Shallenburger, a former state treasurer and Kansas Republican Party chairman.
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