Kansas State Fair

It's just really about being interested.

I'm reminded of a little movement I saw as I watched the recent debate at the Kansas State Fair between Adam Hamilton and Roger Marshall.

And this is not going to be some kind of political statement of support on my part.

What was so interesting was something that Adam Hamilton did.

He is a doctor, just like El Saeed, and a conservative.

He was at the Kansas State Fair debate this fall and in front of his people from Kansas, the people who are supposed to be there for him that he is representing, they booed him.

The Republican incumbent, Dr. Roger Marshall.

I guess I could just ask the audience, who do you want solving this problem? Look, these tariffs are working.

So how does that fit in in this race?

Yeah, there was the Kansas State Fair debates, which is one of the I would recommend any fan of politics or anyone interested to go to those because you can get a corndog, have a beer and then watch your senator.

Great.

Great.

When I saw that, yes.

And that Hamilton, that first Hamilton debate I saw, you know, at the Kansas State Fair, you know, and I was like, where did that, you know, where did this one come from? You know, I was like, did I miss this race? It was really an incredible thing.

He's run a good campaign.

So I think he pulls that off.

Anyway, the lies that have been spread, I'm just so happy that now... it's realized that this is a close race.

And I don't understand why, but I started to figure that out at the Kansas State Fair in September.

Those lies work on uninformed people.

Yeah, Rush had a very effective term, low-information voters.

Early summer marks wheat harvest season across much of the state, a genuinely important cultural moment for Kansas farming communities.

And the Kansas State Fair, held in late summer, draws crowds from across the state for classic Midwestern fair food and entertainment.

Kansas runs genuinely affordable by national standards, with hearty diner meals often costing well under $15 and camping running $20 to $35 a night at most state parks.

Dodge City's Wild West attractions and the Cosmosphere add a bit of cost, so budget those separately from your baseline travel expenses.

We went to three.

The Barrow Show was not on... our list of contests because the Kansas State 4-H contest was hosted at the Kansas State Fair the same weekend as the Barrow Show contest.

And that was very important.

And we put that contest on here and it was our commitment to youth programs here in the state and rightfully so.

I will say this, I agree with some of the media coverage.

Senator Marshall was much better in this debate than he was at the Kansas State Fair, where it looked like he was surprised.

And frankly, from every other appearance in Kansas where it seems like he's surprised.

I will argue to lose my objectivity.