Physician Marshall ousts US Rep. Huelskamp in Kansas primary

[Zorro]

A doctor backed by agriculture and business groups ousted U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp Tuesday in a Kansas Republican primary race that focused on the tea party-backed incumbent's battles with GOP leaders and criticism that he was too cantankerous to be effective.

Great Bend obstetrician Roger Marshall won the tough contest against Huelskamp in the 1st District, which spans western and much of central Kansas.

Marshall's supporters argued Huelskamp's combativeness harmed the district. Huelskamp lost his seat on the House Agriculture Committee in 2012; farm groups turned against him, and many Republican voters saw it as a crucial issue in a farm state.

"Getting kicked off the Agriculture Committee is a crime that can't be forgiven," Brian Scheideman, a 52-year-old driver's education instructor, said after voting in his hometown of Wamego for Marshall. "I don't mind the independent voice, but you've got to figure out how to work with people."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/physician-marshall-ousts-us-rep-huelskamp-kansas-primary-032508556--politics.html

[dobleremolque]

1. Kansas will still be a Republican paradise

but given the state legislative defeats tonight, for the most extreme right-wingers, it may be the start of a repudiation of Brownback and Kobach and their ilk. We can always hope.