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Seg. 1: Candidate Kris Kobach's To-Do List For Kansas. Seg. 2: Will The "Trump Effect" Trickle Down?

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach beat incumbent Gov. Jeff Coyler in the Republican primary elections by less than 500 votes.
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Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach beat incumbent Gov. Jeff Coyler in the Republican primary elections by less than 500 votes.

Segment 1: If elected, Republican candidate Kris Kobach to use "natural attrition" to reduce number of state employees.

The race between conservative Republican Kris Kobach, Democrat Laura Kelly, and Independent Greg Orman for Kansas governor is too close to call. Today, the state's current top election official laid out his prospective plans for funding education, cutting taxes and shrinking government.

  • Kris Kobach, Kansas secretary of state and Republican gubernatorial candidate

Segment 2, beginning at 26:00: Four-time presidental advisor warns, "you have to worry about the rise of strongmen, including in the United States."

David Gergen served under presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Clinton, and is now a political commentator for CNN. 50 years of being on the front lines of politics has Gergen deeply concerned about the moral tone President Trump is setting for the country.

  • David Gergen, political commentator and former presidental advisor

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Steve Kraske is an associate teaching professor of journalism at UMKC, a political columnist for The Kansas City Star and has hosted "Up to Date" since 2002. He worked as the full-time political correspondent for The Star from 1994-2013 covering national, state and local campaigns. He also has covered the statehouses in Topeka and Jefferson City.
Emily Reid