TOPEKA, Kan. – Roger Marshall represents western Kansas in a congressional district rich in GOP votes and donors that has given the state four U.S.
senators over the past 50 years. He's armed with top-notch endorsements and the equivalent of gold in a GOP Senate primary: a clip of President Donald Trump calling him “a great friend.” He's even a doctor whose ads show him at work in scrubs and a white coat, which he's also worn for interviews.
Still, the GOP establishment pick is fighting for life in a primary against former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, perhaps the most divisive political figure in state politics.