Statehouse Blend Kansas: It's Not Really About The Tweets

KCUR | By Jim McLean

Published March 23, 2019 at 8:20 PM CDT

As the first Kansas legislative session with Democrat Laura Kelly as governor proceeds, social media has caused a bit of trouble for the new administration. On Statehouse Blend Kansas, Washburn University political scientist Bob Beatty and host Jim McLean discuss why Republicans are so quick to pounce on the missteps.

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Jim McLean

Jim McLean is a political correspondent for the Kansas News Service, a collaboration based at KCUR with other public media stations across Kansas. You can email him at jim@kcur.org.

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