Do you ever want to be a politician?

[J-Mann]

I'd love to be elected to something someday; I've already got my eye on the Kansas governorship, though that's admittedly several years down the line, at least.  Anyone think I could make it?

[J-Mann]

I'd love to be elected to something someday; I've already got my eye on the Kansas governorship, though that's admittedly several years down the line, at least.  Anyone think I could make it?

I hope you couldn't unless your political compass economic score would move like 6 points to the right.

And therein lies a problem - people think that just because Kansas is a rock-solid reliable red state that it must be wildly conservative economically.  Kansans only support a conservative and corporate economic agenda by default of voting for socially conservative politicians (who also happen to be wealthy and in bed with the corporate world).  Most Kansans have a distaste for the "upper crust" of society that live in Johnson County, and if you tested the state on a political compass, I'd guess that 75% of them would come closer to me than anyone "6 points to the right" on the economic scale.  Kansans go nuts over a candidate who is closer to their views, like my Representative Jerry Moran (moderate and level-headed) who wins re-election by 91% every two years.

[J-Mann]

I'm stating my personal opinion. I would not like to see you as governor of Kansas unless your economic score was like that.

Whew!  Thank God you don't live here, then.

[J-Mann]

I'd love to be elected to something someday; I've already got my eye on the Kansas governorship, though that's admittedly several years down the line, at least.  Anyone think I could make it?

Yes, I do think you could make it.  With the right experience leading up to it, I think you'd have an excellent shot.

Thanks, Daz!  A good friend of mine who is a few years older has gotten involved in local politics and loves it.  I've helped with his campaigns, and local/state issues are pretty important to me...maybe someday!

[J-Mann]

If you got the GOP nomination, you'd have more than an excellent chance of winning (I mean, we are talking about Kansas). The trick is getting the GOP nomination.

I think you're right about that.  The primaries and nomination processes are very hard fought here, especially between conservatives and moderates.