Kansas has emerged as an unexpected Senate battleground, forcing national Republicans to spend millions defending GOP Sen. Roger Marshall in a state Donald Trump carried by 16 points in 2024. Trump administration policies on trade, beef imports and immigration have created political headaches across Kansas’ agriculture, cattle and aerospace industries, giving Democrat Adam Hamilton an opening in the deep-red state. Marshall retains a sizable cash advantage, and Kansas’ long Republican Senate history gives the GOP reason for confidence. Sen. Roger Marshall, a Republican from Kansas, and Democratic U.S. senatorial
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