Trump-endorsed candidate goes down in stunning landslide defeat in Kansas special election

[basquebromance]

Trump had tweeted earlier today: "Ron Estes is running TODAY for Congress in the Great State of Kansas. A wonderful guy, I need his help on Healthcare & Tax Cuts (Reform)."

That tweet won the election for Thompson (the Democrat). Folks hate Trump.

the race was to replace CIA director Mike Pompeo

 

[Missourian]

Uh...this was four minutes ago...

Live Results: Republicans Defend House Seat in Kansas Special Election

 

[Missourian]

 

[Missourian]

 

[Cellblock2429]

Trump had tweeted earlier today: "Ron Estes is running TODAY for Congress in the Great State of Kansas. A wonderful guy, I need his help on Healthcare & Tax Cuts (Reform)."

That tweet won the election for Thompson (the Democrat). Folks hate Trump.

the race was to replace CIA director Mike Pompeo

/---- Wowza. It's like Obozo endorsing Hildabeast

 

[Missourian]

 

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[Picaro]

Kansas flops back and forth most of the time; lose the libertoon idiot, they're useless attention whores with no future. I'm surprised it's that close, really.

 

[mamooth]

It shouldn't be close. It was a Trump +28 district. The fact that it is close is very bad news for Republicans.

 

[Missourian]

Thompson would have had to run away with Sedgwick and Harvey Counties (Wichita) and that's just not happening...

Live Results: G.O.P. Looks to Defend House Seat in Kansas Special Election

 

[Missourian]

It shouldn't be close. It was a Trump +28 district. The fact that it is close is very bad news for Republicans.

Nah...it's one race with individual candidates in a special election. If Estes loses, that is going to be bad...but it Trump pulls Estes across the finish line and Republicans hold the seat...that's a win, no two ways about it.

 

[Missourian]

Estes has developed a nice cushion:

 

[Picaro]

It shouldn't be close. It was a Trump +28 district. The fact that it is close is very bad news for Republicans.

Bigger turnouts in Presidential general elections, the four year ones; elections like this get smaller turnouts and more Party loyalists, so they're going to be closer by default.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

It shouldn't be close. It was a Trump +28 district. The fact that it is close is very bad news for Republicans.

Estes was a bad candidate.

 

[Missourian]

Estes has a 6,000 vote lead. Thompson is only up 4,000 votes in Sedgwick County with more than half of the Sedgwick Precincts counted. I think this one is over.

 

[TomParks]

Just like election night...the rural vote puts the R over the top

 

[Picaro]

Just like election night...the rural vote puts the R over the top

Yes, it's good to see the saner demographics turn out more.

 

[Missourian]

Totals --- Estes 50,066 ....Thompson 44,006 ....6,060 vote difference

151 of 257 precincts counted in Sedgwick County...well over half...and Thompson only holds a 3,920 vote lead. Even if he doubles that to 8,000 in the last 107 precincts...it isn't nearly enough to overcome Estes' lead.

 

[Missourian]

186 of 257 in for Segwick County...Thompson only increased his lead to 4,049...it's over.

 

[Missourian]

Estes still leads by 5,932 votes...only 71 precincts still out...