What's the reason of Laura Kelly's Stunning Victory?

[KingSweden]

The quality of her opponent.

[KingSweden]

My thought
1. Kobach is "dangerous" candidate
2. Kansas folks are tired and fed up with 8 years of Brownback's terrible administration
3. Kansas is not that red actually

All of the above. It could be on its way to becoming a swing state, especially if Republicans continue alienating the suburbs.

Not unless Republicans manage to blow up half the countryside (given the GOP track record in Kansas, this shouldn't be written off as a possibility)

“All we’re saying is that salting the earth after burning every square acre west of Salina will pay off when the job creators blah blah blah [insert trickle down platitude]”