My Fellow Kansans: The Red Pickup Truck
My Fellow Kansans
English - October 15, 2018 23:43 - 21 minutes - 1.27 KB - ★★★★★ - 139 ratingsPolitics News Society & Culture kcur studios public radio government kansas politics ksleg political insiders discussion dialogue interview Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In 2016, as Kansas voters revolted against Gov. Sam Brownback and his conservative allies in the Legislature, one-time Republican gubernatorial nominee Jim Barnett, saw an opening. The Topeka doctor bought a red pickup truck, and, with his wife, Rosie Hansen, started exploring the possibility of running for governor again — this time as the unabashed moderate in a field of conservatives.