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KS Toronado

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11. We do not want voters picking Judges

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Sat Jul 11, 2026, 09:51 AM

8 hrs ago

Kansas is still a red State, voters would pick a Republican Judge over a Democrat. We have a fair Supreme
Court now because they lean Liberal, let's not make it an image of SCOTUS.

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Frustrated by Kansans overwhelming aupport for abortion rights, GOP tries to change how judges chosen [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd 10 hrs ago OP

Can someone from Kansas explain the state's politics Buckeyeblue 10 hrs ago #1

You tell me, I've lived here for almost 73 years. Over the decades multiple Democrats Bengus81 10 hrs ago #2

Look up Kansas gerrymander map Racygrandma 10 hrs ago #3

It won by almost a 60/40 margin. When I saw the lines driving around I knew it Bengus81 10 hrs ago #5

But then they vote for Republicans in the Senate Buckeyeblue 9 hrs ago #8

Senate Republicans are irrelevant since it's now a state issue Shrek 8 hrs ago #12

Exactly why their ginning up this RW take over of the Kansas SC if passed Bengus81 7 hrs ago #16

What the SC said is that abortion is not a constitutional right Buckeyeblue 5 hrs ago #19

But gerrymandering doesn't impact the senate races Buckeyeblue 9 hrs ago #7

Not directly, but it does indirectly EdmondDantes_ 8 hrs ago #9

Like in Texas, voters stat home because their vote doesnt matter BlueWaveNeverEnd 8 hrs ago #13

Roger Marshall will soon be history KS Toronado 8 hrs ago #10

Let us hope. The Madcap 8 hrs ago #15

Always amazed me how a freakin' DOCTOR votes against everything health Bengus81 7 hrs ago #17

We would have to go to Florida to run him out on a rail KS Toronado 6 hrs ago #18

They always run issues they think they can't win on in a primary Bengus81 10 hrs ago #4

If you can't win on your ideas, then you got to work the refs. tanyev 9 hrs ago #6

We do not want voters picking Judges KS Toronado 8 hrs ago #11

Somebody is spending a lot of TV money to oppose the referendum Shrek 8 hrs ago #14