CPRM, Pt 3: LA 11/6

[kcguy]

Since I had to actually look into these candidates for Tuesday's election, I thought I'd give my take on the candidates on my ballot.  In each race, I'm ranking them from most likely to least likely to win, based on campaign mailers, yard signs, TV commercials, and just my general gut sense.


KS Gubernatorial Democratic Candidates.

JOSH SVATY.  A former state legislator from west of Salina.  Only in Kansas would the top Democratic candidate for governor have a record of voting for increasing abortion restrictions.  (Then again, this is the state that gave us Joan Finney.)

LAURA KELLY.  The Senate Minority Whip, from the Topeka area.  She seems to be the establishment candidate, but I have the feeling she's running slightly behind Svaty.  Only in Kansas would the other top Democratic candidate have a record of voting for expanding concealed carry gun laws.

CARL BREWER.  As a former mayor of Wichita, he should be a familiar face to half of the state's TV viewers.  Unfortunately for him, it's not the half of the state where most of the Democratic primary voters live.  Here in KC, he's been completely invisible.

JACK BERGESON.  The most interesting thing I know about him is that he'll be eligible to run for president in 2040.

ARDEN ANDERSON.  Some farmer.  (Until I just looked him up, I didn't even realize he was from my county.)


US House 3rd District Democratic Candidates.

BRENT WELDER.  A political neophyte, he's the candidate who's been endorsed by Bernie Sanders.  Rumor has it that Republican incumbent Kevin Yoder has been trying to position Welder as his main opponent (similarly to how Claire McCaskill singled out Todd Akin 6 years ago).

TOM NIERMANN.  A private school teacher.  He and gubernatorial candidate Laura Kelly received the endorsements of a Republican state senator, who was then stripped of her committee assignments.

SHARICE DAVIDS.  A Native American, lesbian, and Obama White House Fellow.  She received the endorsement of the Kansas City Star, the main local newspaper.

MIKE McCAMON.  A corporate executive.

SYLVIA WILLIAMS.  I know nothing about her, but she's still been more visible than Jay Sidie.

JAY SIDIE.  Who?  Oh, yeah!  The 2016 nominee.