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In ruby-red Kansas, Trump contemplates the possibility of a Democratic win in the state

David Smith in Park City, Kansas · The Guardian · World
Published 20 Oct 2026, 3:13 pm·1 h ago·1 min read
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The president came out in support of Senator Roger Marshall, who is facing and unexpectedly strong challenge from Democrat Adam Hamilton The fact that Donald Trump was here at all said more about a looming electoral disaster facing his Republican party next month than anything contained in his dark and discursive 98-minute stump speech. On Monday, amid raucous chants of “USA! USA!”, the president held his first campaign rally in Kansas for eight years. No Democrat has won a US Senate seat in this ruby-red state since 1932, the year Herbert Hoover was president, Amelia Earhart was the first…

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