United States Senate seats from Kansas have comprised of a constant stream of Republican politicians since George McGill (D) lost his re-election bid in 1938. Kansas is considered, at least in national politics, a safe, solid-red state.

Greg Orman, an independent candidate, is trying to change this.

The Rothenberg Political Report considers Kansas to be one of 13 (out of 15 currently held by Republicans) “safe” U.S. Senate seats in this election cycle. Yet, new research is showing that Kansans are becoming increasingly weary of party politics.

According to a Hamilton Campaigns report issued on June 2, 96 percent of Kansans felt that politicians should support good ideas, not just ones that “fit” with Democratic or Republican ideals.

The current incumbent, Pat Roberts, has spent the last 47 years in Washington and has become the quintessential “career politician.” The label has painted a bulls-eye on his seat, even within his own party. Milton Wolf, a tea party candidate, is actively targeting Roberts as an out-of-touch citizen of Washington.

This infighting, in part, is fueling the forecast that Kansas is ready for an independent candidate, according to Hamilton Campaigns.

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