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Not in Kansas — as we know it — anymore

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The upcoming Senate race in Kansas is drawing attention as a potential major upset, marking a shift in the state's political landscape.

The home of Dwight Eisenhower and Amelia Earhart is rarely part of the national conversation — but that could be about to change. It is becoming clear that the race for Senate this year could be a huge upset. In the 19th century, Kansas was the scene of violent clashes over slavery, which temporarily earned it the moniker "bleeding Kansas," and in the 20th it was the birthplace of Brown v. Board of Education, one of the most consequential Supreme Court cases in American history. But in recent…

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