Blue Thoughts from a Red State: Kansas Election PreviewJesse Zerger Nathanbyline‚ Nov. 01‚ 2006When people think of Kansas, they think Creationism and Fred Phelps. Or Pat Roberts and Todd Tiahrt. Ideologically blinded neo-conservatism, in other words. Which makes the state fertile ground for the shocking political earthquake that could emanate from the heartland outward come November 7. Long a Republican theocracy, Kansas first broke its red-state stereotype image by electing Kathleen Sebelius, a liberal, thinking, woman as its governor in 2003. Not only has she maintained her popularity and broadened the Democratic Party’s base, but also her confident, cool-headed policies have planted the seeds for a Democratic revolution. |