Kansas Democrats have made their choice in one of the most crowded primary battles in the nation and are backing a political newcomer with an eye-popping campaign war chest.Adam Hamilton emerged victorious in an 11-way primary Tuesday night in the race to take on incumbent Sen.Roger Marshall, R-Kan., who is running for a second term in the upper chamber.And he has a line of attack against Hamilton already teed up.DEMOCRATS BLINK AS SCHUMER HELPS GOP CLEAR KEY SHUTDOWN HURDLEAdam Hamilton cleared a field of 11 hopefuls to secure the Democratic nomination in the race to beat Sen.
Roger Marshall, R-Kan.(Gerri Hernandez/Hamilton for Senate)"Look, this guy is a woke, big megachurch pastor," Marshall told Fox News Digital.
"He's too woke for Kansas.I think all we have to do is share his own sermons … with the Kansas people, and they're gonna realize that he's too woke for Kansas."History is on the side of Marshall, who previously served four years in the House before making the leap to the Senate in 2020.
That’s because Kansas has not sent a Democrat to the Senate in nearly a century.The last time was in the 1930s, when Kansans elected former Sen.
George McGill.He only served one term before being ousted by a Republican.TRUMP DEMAND PUTS VULNERABLE REPUBLICANS IN IMPOSSIBLE SPOT AHEAD OF MIDTERMSStill, he’s not resting on his laurels as he stares down another likely funding disadvantage.National Republicans aren’t dumping resources into Kansas like they are in other states, given that Marshall is a strong incumbent and valuable campaign cash is needed in tougher contests in Texas, Maine and Ohio.While Kansas is not on Senate Republicans’ radar as a battleground state, there is big money flowing in that could make Marshall’s bid for another term complicated.SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN LIMIT ON PARTY CAMPAIGN SPENDING IN COORDINATION WITH CANDIDATESSen.
Roger Marshall, R-Kan., is running for a second term in the upper chamber.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)Ham...