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Lauren Egan reports from Kansas on the surprisingly competitive Senate race between Democrat Adam Hamilton and Republican incumbent Roger Marshall for the 2026 midterms, with new polls showing the race as a dead heat. Republicans are spending millions in an effort to defend what they once considered a safe seat, while Hamilton campaigns on issues like rising costs and health care concerns, arguing that Democrats can appeal to voters by focusing on affordability and bipartisan solutions.
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Lauren Egan reports on the tight 2026 Kansas Senate race between Democrat Adam Hamilton and Republican incumbent Roger Marshall. A recent New York Times poll indicates the contest is a dead heat, with Republicans rushing to spend millions of dollars to defend what was once seen as a safe seat. Hamilton, who used to be a pastor, argues that issues such as rising costs, healthcare concerns, tariffs, and the war in Iran are causing some Kansas voters to reconsider their support for the Republican Party. He believes Democrats can attract voters in heartland states by adopting more centrist policies. Republicans are increasingly worried about losing this historically conservative state's Senate seat after nearly a century of uninterrupted Republican control.
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Republicans Are Panicking Over the Kansas Senate Race
Lauren Egan travels to Kansas to report on one of the most surprising Senate races of the 2026 midterms, where Democrat Adam Hamilton is running neck-and-neck with Republican incumbent Roger Marshall.
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Lauren Egan travels to Kansas to report on one of the most surprising Senate races of the 2026 midterms, where Democrat Adam Hamilton is running neck-and-neck with Republican incumbent Roger Marshall.
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A new New York Times poll shows the race in a dead heat, and Republicans are now pouring millions of dollars into Kansas as they scramble to defend a seat they once considered safe.
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Hamilton, a former pastor, makes the case that rising costs, health care concerns, tariffs and the war in Iran are pushing some Kansas voters away from Republicans.
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He also argues that Democrats can win back voters in the heartland by moving toward the center and focusing on affordability, dignity and bipartisan problem-solving.
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Lauren talks with Hamilton supporters about why they think Kansas could finally be ready to elect a Democrat to the Senate for the first time in nearly a century, and asks Hamilton how he plans to win over Republicans and voters who remain skeptical of the Democratic Party.
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