An election worker hands out “I Voted” stickers on Nov. 5, 2024, at the Main Library in Salt Lake City. (Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)
Election Day has come and gone, for Kansans and non-Kansans alike.
Here in Kansas, Gov. Laura Kelly’s magic touch was nowhere in evidence as Democrats lost ground in both the House and Senate. (It must be embarrassing to be the columnist who dubbed her a “rock star.” I wonder who that guy was ? Oh wait …) Presidential candidate Kamala Harris joins the ranks of such defeated Dems as John Kerry, Michael Dukakis and Hubert Humphrey.
Political junkies will pore over the results for months if not years. But news beckons, and I don’t have that long. Here are my 20 hot takes for the 2024 general election, based on array of news, analysis and my own uneasy gut.
Republicans won big in Kansas. Their expanded legislative supermajority means that the GOP can more easily override Kelly. Leaders have mentioned revamping the budget process, along with new corporate tax cuts . Given enthusiasm in past years for school vouchers and anti-trans bills, expect both issues to return come January.