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After second straight defeat, will Kobach be back in Kansas? Listen to Deep Background

Republican Kansas voters said no to Kris Kobach in his bid to take the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Pat Roberts. Will he be back for a third act? McClatchy reporter Bryan Lowry joins The Star’s Dave Helling and Derek Donovan to talk about that race, as well as Kansas’ primaries for U.S. House and Medicaid expansion in Missouri. It’s all on today’s Deep Background podcast.

This story was originally published August 6, 2020 at 2:54 PM.

Dave Helling
Opinion Contributor,
The Kansas City Star
Dave Helling has covered politics in Kansas and Missouri for four decades. He has worked in television news, and is a regular contributor to local broadcast programs. Helling writes editorials and columns for the Star, and is the co-host of the weekly “4Star Politics” show. He was awarded the 2018 ASNE Burl Osborne award for editorial leadership.
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