Kris Kobach closer to make-or-break point of political career

Kris Kobach’s ability to generate attention draws the Republican into conversations about high-level vacancies in the administration of President Donald Trump and the open 2020 campaign for a Kansas seat in the U.S. Senate.

But the clock appears to be running faster on the former law professor who made a name for himself serving as Kansas secretary of state.

“Kris Kobach is one of the most politically talented politicians that I’ve seen, not just in Kansas but in American politics,” said Bob Beatty, a professor of political science at Washburn University. “He’s been able to parlay that into national attention for going on 10 years.”

Beatty said on the Capitol Insider podcast there was pressure on Kobach to do more than flirt with a Cabinet post in the Trump administration after losing the governor’s race in November to Democrat Laura Kelly. It will diminish his GOP stock to come up empty again, he said.

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(Hays Daily News)