What a fundraiser scandal tells us about the Kansas GOP

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What a fundraiser scandal tells us about the Kansas GOP

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Mar 18, 2024

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Participants at a fundraiser for the Johnson County GOP earlier this month took turns kicking, punching and pummeling an effigy of President Biden, leading to bipartisan outrage and demands of resignations. What does the incident say about the Kansas Republican Party and its future?

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Mar 18, 2024

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