Theres a common thread among the campaigns of several men aspiring to replace Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach promises of administrative competence.
So says Emporia State political scientist Michael Smith. It jumped out at him as he perused some of their websites.
To me, he said, it has sort of a subtext, that that has not been Kobachs focus.
Take Olathe Republican Scott Schwabs campaign ad. In a video scored with soothing piano music, Schwab rattles off a list of changes to Kansas election law that Kobach and state lawmakers like himself ushered in over the past several years.