Trump scorns Adam Hamilton bipartisan pitch to Kansas voters: ‘He will vote for Chuck Schumer’

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President Donald Trump on Friday expressed sweeping skepticism that the Democratic Senate candidate running in Kansas will keep his promise to be a moderate voice in Congress, as the White House seeks to boost Sen. Roger Marshall’s (R-KS) bid for reelection.

Kansas has an interesting political dynamic: It typically favors Republicans but backed a Democratic governor to lead the state. Marshall handily won his last Senate election by double digits, but has faced a tougher race in his latest bid against Democrat Adam Hamilton, with the latest polling showing Hamilton with a 4-point lead in a shocking twist.

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