KS-GOV 2022: Colyer drops out, endorses Schmidt

[ProgressiveModerate]

Another factor to consider is that Kansas is a relatively smaller state population wise meaning local politics can have more of an issue. Most of the most extreme recent governor overperformances in recent history have either been from states that are physically small and/or small population-wise. Yes partisanship plays a role here, but it's not as big of a factor as it may be in a place like PA, MI, or AZ.

[ProgressiveModerate]

One thing that's really interesting is that Schmidt lost while Kobach won. This proves Kelly has pretty far-reaching crossover appeal.

Also, another underdiscussed thing is a few of the D legislative upsets, especially in Johnson County. The GOP is going to regret their state legislative gerrymander so bad when it locks them out of a supermajority.