Adam Hamilton says Senate Republicans diverted funds to target Kansas race
- Democratic Senate nominee Adam Hamilton addressed a block party of voters in Prairie Village, Kansas, where he announced that Senate Republicans' top super PAC had diverted funds from...
- Few Democrats anticipated Kansas becoming a Senate battleground at the start of the cycle, and even fewer expected Republicans to fear the candidate.
- Polls indicate the race could be competitive, leaving Republicans to rush resources to Kansas with a month remaining in the campaign.
Democratic Senate nominee Adam Hamilton addressed a block party of voters in Prairie Village, Kansas, where he announced that Senate Republicans’ top super PAC had diverted funds from North Carolina to target his campaign, thebulwark.com reported. Standing on a hay bale on Friday evening before a crowd of roughly a hundred people, Hamilton warned that the state’s airwaves would soon see a blizzard of negative ads against him.
“They are afraid,” Hamilton told the crowd. “They should be afraid.”
An Unlikely Kansas Battleground
Few Democrats anticipated Kansas becoming a Senate battleground at the start of the cycle, and even fewer expected Republicans to fear the candidate. The 62-year-old Hamilton is the founding pastor of the Church of the Resurrection, which is the largest United Methodist congregation in the country. By combining an atypical political biography with a congenial approach on the campaign trail, the Democratic nominee is challenging incumbent Roger Marshall.
Polls indicate the race could be competitive, leaving Republicans to rush resources to Kansas with a month remaining in the campaign. Hamilton acknowledged to voters that he is entering a new phase of the race and still needs to raise millions more, despite breaking fundraising records in the state. He also addressed the personal toll the campaign has placed on his family, his community, and his church.
Hamilton Remains Confident Despite Negative Advertising
At the Friday evening gathering, voters helped themselves to beer and wine from coolers, children roasted marshmallows on a Solo stove, and the evening chill set in while Hamilton projected an easy confidence. Despite the impending onslaught of millions of dollars in negative television advertising and the scrutiny on his life, the candidate appeared calm.
When asked about the campaign’s impact, Hamilton maintained the confidence of a leader accustomed to drawing thousands of people to his church pews.