Kansas state Sen. Cindy Holscher (D) was projected to win the state’s gubernatorial race, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), keeping the office in Democratic hands and denying Republicans one of their best pickup opportunities this year.
Holscher defeated Republican Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson, who had President Trump’s endorsement, to succeed term-limited Gov. Laura Kelly (D). She notched just more than 50 percent of the vote, while her opponent garnered 49. 6 percent as of Wednesday afternoon.
Her victory extends Democrats’ hold on the governor’s mansion in a state Trump carried by roughly 16 points in 2024. Kansas has repeatedly elected Democratic governors, including Kelly, who won competitive races in 2018 and 2022.
I gotta say, all these gubernatorial wins are arguably more important than the Senate majority.
Like, what’s 54 D Senators going to change in the next two years, exactly?
But we’re looking at upwards of 30 Democrats in governors’ mansions starting in January. They’ve got far more control over everything from education to policing to health care than any number of Chuck Schumer led blowhards.
True Democratic control of states means gutting the Electoral College is on the table.
Second to that, Democrats can actually gut the filibuster now with a simple-majority vote, now that a one-off traitor Sinema-like defector can’t block it.
This will force Trump to veto, oh say, Medicare For All.
Some real power is there. Whether Democrats use it is another story…
