(Syndicated to Kansas newspapers June 9, 2014)
You’ve almost gotta wonder whether those candidates for the Legislature know what they’re getting in for this election year—and once elected, whether they’re going to have a good time.
The luckiest, or at least those with the least to worry about, are the 35 House candidates who don’t have a major party opponent. They’re virtually already elected, unless they do something very wrong, or lose to a Libertarian or an independent candidate in the general.