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Why deep-red Kansas has become an unexpected Senate battleground

A combination of local, national and international events has contributed to making the Kansas Senate race one to watch.

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'Triage begins': Panicked Republicans launch 'rescue mission' to save MAGA senatorRepublicans launched what a Democratic pollster called a "rescue mission" to save Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) in deep-red Kansas.The Senate Leadership Fund, the top super PAC for Senate Republicans, is pulling back from North Carolina's Senate race and putting seven figures into Kansas, Semafor first...

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Kansas Senate race tightens between Sen Marshall and pastor HamiltonSenator Roger Marshall faces a tighter-than-expected Kansas Senate race against megachurch pastor Adam Hamilton as JD Vance and John Thune rally behind the GOP incumbent.

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Kansas Republican depicts Democratic opponent as dark blue danger in red-state Senate raceSenator Roger Marshall has sharpened his tone in recent weeks against Adam Hamilton.

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Adam Hamilton's sermons urged repentance over beef in Kansas Senate raceAdam Hamilton, the Democrat challenging Sen. Roger Marshall in the Kansas Senate race, once called on his congregation to repent for eating beef and raising cattle over climate change.

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Roger Marshall’s Chances of Losing to Adam Hamilton in KansasThe incumbent Republican was met with boos and chants of "shame on you" during a debate at the Kansas State Fair.

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