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Kris Kobach deserved to lose the Kansas governor’s race

By Becket Adams

Published November 9, 2018 11:08pm ET

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Kris Kobach deserved to lose the Kansas governor’s race — FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2016, file photo, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, right, holds a stack of papers as he meets with then President-elect Donald Trump at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. Civil rights advocates say Kobach is trying to hide materials that undercut his public claim that substantial numbers of noncitizens have registered to vote. The American Civil Liberties Union obtained the documents as part of its federal civil lawsuit in Kansas challenging the state's proof-of-citizenship document requirement. It wants to court to remove the confidential designation Kobach placed on materials he was photographed taking into a November meeting. | (Carolyn Kaster/AP)

Kris Kobach didn’t lose the Kansas governor’s race because he was outspent by his Democratic opponent, Laura Kelly. He lost because he was a terrible candidate.

I’m not just talking about his platform, which amounted to little more than, “I ♥ President Trump.” I’m talking about his inability to run a functional, competent campaign.

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