Kansas Guv Kelly Selects Successor Amid Republican Rebuke

Notice the emphasis on "moderate" campaign season tag . . . 

Bright side . . . 

JoCo suburbs get some love.

The basics . . .  

“Kansas is in good shape right now. And that is why I am enthusiastically endorsing Ethan Corson,” Kelly said in a statement. “Ethan will build on my work, but he will also bring visionary and bold new ideas to the job. His allegiance will be to Kansans, not party or politics. Ethan is a good man. He wants to be governor for the right reasons. He is a true public servant.”

Kelly’s endorsement of Corson wasn’t a surprise, given her statement in July that he would be a “very strong candidate” and pointing to Corson as “someone laser focused on the issues Kansans really care about.”

“Ethan is a true middle-of-the-road candidate who will attract that same broad base of support that is necessary to win but also to then govern effectively. He is the most qualified and most suited to be our next governor,” Kelly said.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Reflector: Gov. Laura Kelly offers formal endorsement of Democratic Sen. Ethan Corson for governor

UPDATE . . . Here's the Kansas GOP response . . .

“Kansans will not be duped again by a leftist in ‘middle-of-the-road’ clothing. Ethan Corson is a radical who supports allowing boys to compete against our daughters in sports and allowing boys to change in girls’ locker rooms. Kansas voters deserve a common sense governor who will fight to protect women and girls, advocate to slash government regulations and to lower taxes. From his days on the Obama campaign to now, Ethan has shown that he will be a continuation of Biden-era extremism. He is clearly out-of-touch with Kansas voters and families.” 

 - Rob Fillion, Executive Director, Kansas Republican Party

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