Kris Kobach sets out to fill Kansas coming Brownback void and enlarge the states woes

For all of a week, Kansas basked in the narrative of being the state that had seen the light. Thanks to action by its Legislature, Gov. Sam Brownback’s failed tax-cut experiment was finally history. Kansas had shown a perplexed nation that some leaders had remembered how to place common sense and quality of life ahead of ideology. Moderate politicians owned the day.

Then Kris Kobach announced he’d be making an announcement.

The GOP secretary of state swept into Thompson Barn in Lenexa with his wife, Heather Kobach, and their five daughters. He talked about his love for his family and for Kansas. He said the state’s greatness had been obscured by “petty partisan bickering.” Kansas deserves better, he said. And with that, the good week was over: “Today,” Kobach said, “I’m announcing my candidacy for governor.”

With a supportive audience applauding frequently, Kobach proceeded to outline a vision much darker than what Kansans have already endured under Brownback. The tax cuts and the endless budget deficits would come back. Cratered services would have dirt thrown over them. Legislative sessions would never end. And, driven by Kobach’s tireless aggression toward immigrants, Kansas would become the hate state.

Kobach’s announcement, complete with a meet-and-greet and some questions from the media, consumed 44 minutes. Unless you crave jaw-dropping hypocrisy from a demagogic politician, the video is nothing you need to pull up on your screen. Of course, I watched the whole horror show, and I can’t unsee its terrors. So I’m going to cleanse my brainpan by sharing Kobach’s presser with you. Pick your favorite quote and tape it to your voter ID — assuming you’re not one of Kansas’ diabolical election fraudsters.

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