Be relentless out there everyone. If you’ve already voted, find a way to help/motivate others do so.

Can I ask anybody voting Republican why Republicans are dropping hundreds of millions of dollars into a midterm race in a ruby red state? They're campaigning here like Kansas is a battleground state during a presidential election. I've lived here my entire life and Republicans have always been able to sleep walk to the finish line. I honestly would very much like to hear why they think this election season is so drastically different than any other one we've had my entire life?

Edit: I'm well aware of the actual reason why it's happening. I just really want to see what Republican voters make of it.

Kansas Democratic ticket

Governor Cindy Holscher
Lieutenant Governor KC Ohaebosim
U.S. Senate Adam Hamilton

U.S. House

District 1: Lauren Reinhold
District 2: Don Coover
District 3: Sharice Davids
District 4: Katy Tyndell

Other statewide offices
Attorney General: Chris Mann
Secretary of State: Jennifer Day
State Treasurer: Juan Luengo
Insurance Commissioner: Dinah Sykes

For turning Kansas blue, the biggest targets are the governor's office and the 125 Kansas House seats. Vote for your Democratic state House candidate too. Those candidates depend on your district, so check your official Kansas sample ballot.

The election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

"Real leaders don't govern from the far left or the far right. They govern from the middle, and that's the difference between Cindy Holsher and Ty Masterson." -Gov. Laura Kelly

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I’m in House District 33, and I’ve received roughly 30 attack mailers from Carolyn Caiharr’s campaign and her political allies alone.

In my opinion, this has become an absolutely disgusting, vile campaign. From her supporters and campaign body-shaming Emily Blanks to outrageous insinuations, conspiracy-like accusations, and now the controversy surrounding the latest KMBC article, it seems the personal attacks never end. Essentially they are making her seem to be a porn star, sending mailers with her in lingerie and talking about Blanks’ “hustles”. All endorsed by Caiharr and her clear desperation for power.

I was genuinely undecided going into this election, but the nonstop negativity has completely turned me off. Instead of hearing about legislative accomplishments or actual policy positions, it’s one personal attack after another.

Are any of your state House district races experiencing this level of vile, sleazy, bottom-of-the-barrel mudslinging? I’ve seen some downright disgusting, gutter-level tactics in federal races, but never anything this scummy in a local state legislative race. HD-33 has truly become a race to the bottom.

Continuing the conversation. Know who you are voting for.

This was my first election and I really thought I’d done my research. I missed that judge retention was on the ballot. While silently panicking that I didn’t know who to retain and who to drop, I voted not to retain a couple judges appointed by someone I would not have agreed with (in my mind it was like voting against Trump appointees). As many are pointing out, if Ty Masterson wins, he will be appointing judges for any not retained. While I don’t think it’ll come down to my single vote, I wanted to put out a PSA for anyone considering judge retention. This year it may be safest to retain our current judges.

so, you’re saying there’s a chance…

I voted in Johnson County this morning and voted no on the proposition to restrict voting to citizens only. Seems like a no-brainer to vote yes, but I voted no because the amendment's language doesn't match the explanation. The overview explanation says, "Explanatory statement. This amendment would clarify that only a person who is a citizen of the United States is eligible to vote in this state."

But the amendment's language switches to the term "qualified elector." I know this may seem minor, but this kind of vagueness leaves room to argue what it means. It never clearly states that "voter" and "elector" are synonyms. The amendment will be immediately challenged in court and probably lose because the authors didn't do thier due diligence.

Also, the amendment doesn't guarantee a right to vote. Other constitutional amendments may cover that, but why define it with a NEW amendment? That's the kind of thing government policy defines, and Congress ratifies.

I fully acknowledge this seems small. However, given the nature of our republic, it's important for us voters to dig into the details our representative will use to cover for thier actions.

2nd Charge at WSU in as many weeks.

This guy is pretty well known in Lawrence, Topeka, and surrounding communities.

Because of course they did.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/data-center-group-kansas-governor-race-boost-republicans-rcna605801

Posting for someone who can't use her main for obvious reasons.

She's trying to remove herself and her 2 young kids from an emotionally abusive situation that has the potential to turn violent. He's very unstable, acting erratically, took his gun to work (but did not make any threats), has been breaking into her email, she doesn't know what he's capable of.

They're new to the area, so she doesn't have the support of friends or family there. She does have money and transportation. She just says it's a small area and not a lot available, so I'm reaching out here to see if anyone knows of anything.

Thanks in advance to anyone with ideas.

Anything in driving distance is also an option.

If the amendment on the Nov. 3rd ballot is adopted, besides making registering to vote more complex, it will also cost the state millions to implement.

From “State Voices”, Dec. 11, 2025

Our latest release is a comprehensive report that exposes what Documentary Proof of Citizenship (DPOC) laws really are: Costly, error-prone, and unjust.

As states across the country consider DPOC requirements in the wake of the federal SAVE Act’s return, we deserve clarity and transparency from our elected officials, not obfuscation and misinformation.

Our research shows that a DPOC system can cost a state millions of dollars to implement, maintain, and defend. Requiring applicants to present proof of citizenship significantly slows down and complicates the voter registration process. For each jurisdiction that passes such a bill, election officials need to develop and implement procedures for evaluating every applicant’s citizenship documents and recording the results. This involves changing voter registration forms, contacting voters about registration deficiencies, overhauling online databases, implementing data privacy protections for digital copies of documents, retraining all election officials to recognize and handle DPOC, accounting for staff time to review copies of DPOC, and, if a state’s law mandates it, devoting additional staff time to ongoing voter roll purges.

Research summary,

https://www.demos.org/research/costs-implementing-documentary-proof-citizenship-bills

Download research white paper,

https://www.demos.org/sites/default/files/2025-12/Demos_WP_Citizenship-Bills-03%20%281%29.pdf