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WICHITA, Kan.â Voters at PresidentDonald Trump’sKansas rally said the cost of living remains a major concern, but many feared Democratic control of Congress even more.
This midterm election cycle features six Republican-controlled Senate seats that are considered toss-ups, including Kansas Republican Sen.Roger Marshall’s contest against Democrat Adam Hamilton.That race has become an unexpected challenge for Republicans in their quest to keep control of the Senate.
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“Trump doesn’t get the support that he needs to protect America, and that our country will turn into Paris, France,�“That’s my biggest concern.”
The race between Marshall and Hamilton, who led the Church of the Resurrection which now boasts a congregation of nearly 23,000, according to thechurch’s website,before jumping into politics.The Cook Political Report recently shifted the race to a toss-up, sending Republicans scrambling to dump more money into the state.
Trump’s rally in Kansas,the first time a sitting president has visited the Wichita area since former President George W.Bush in 2007, is part of his and Republicans’ broader strategy to motivate Republican voters during a midterm election cycle in which he is not on the ballot.
National Republicans argue that without theloyal MAGA voting bloc,they wonât stand a chance as they face turbulent political headwinds.
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Thoughvoters are unhappy with the economy,the ones waiting in the long, snaking lines to get their seat inside the Heartland Credit Union Arena argued that Democratic control would be worse.
“We’ve got to vote Republican down the ballot this year.It’s a significant point in the Trump administration,�“And it’s just we’ve got to keep the Republican majority.There’s too much at stake.”
�it’s theprice of gas”that has tightened the race.
“I do feel people’s pain,” Marshall said.“Every year I go to all 105 counties, finish up the 105 counties in June, and as that price of gas went up, I felt more and more frustration.So maybe we’re up 12 points before the Iran War, and as the price went up our poll numbers went down, so I think it’s the price of gas.”
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Sen.Roger Marshall, R-Kan., listens as U.S.Vice President JD Vance speaks during an event at Webco Manufacturing on Sept.14, 2026, in Olathe, Kan.(Mark Schiefelbein-Pool/Getty Images)
“But I think people are beginning to realize the rest of the story, that if we were to lose this seat and let Democrats control the Senate, they would go back to their policies that drove gas prices up higher,” he continued.“Even today, the price of gas is less on average under President Trump than it was under Joe Biden.”
Some at the rally felt that Marshall should have to answer for his votes in the Senate but believed that his experience as a lawmaker overrode the uncertainty that the political newcomer Hamilton could bring should he win on Nov.3.
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“I mean, you know, Marshall’s been in it for a while now, so he’s gonna have a lot of people that he has to answer a lot of questions to because he’s the one been doing the job this whole time,�
“But for me, somebody like Hamilton that hasn’t been in, you know, this game and doesn’t really know exactly what all this entails,” she continued.“I’m sure his intentions are good, but I just don’t think that he has the background to do what’s necessary for our state.”
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