I ran across this in the Daily Kos Election Digest:
“Trump has nominated 4th District GOP Rep. Mike Pompeo to serve as head of the CIA, and if Pompeo is confirmed, there will be a special election to replace him in this Wichita seat. The 4th backed Trump 60-33, a larger margin of victory than Romney's 60-38 win, so the special won't be exciting.”
This is exactly the kind of thinking that got us into the mess we are in today. Wichita is a union stronghold, a college town and what passes for a “big city” in Kansas. It wasn’t even that long ago that Kansas had a Democratic Governor. Sam Brownback is deeply unpopular at this time. This is EXACTLY the kind of race we need to MAKE interesting.
Even if this seat can’t be won outright, the fight is worth it just to bloody the nose and bruise the Republican who wins the seat. It is worth it to make the Democratic presence known in Kansas.
It could be exciting, we might even win.