Analyzing Kansas And Missouri Primaries

By Steve Kraske,

Published August 3, 2016 at 2:02 PM CDT

Last night's primary election was an exciting one on both sides of the state line. In Kansas, losses by several conservative Republicans caused a surprising swing to center. In Missouri, a bruising primary campaign for governor ended with Eric Greitens as the Republican nominee.

Guests:

Missouri:

Brian Ellison is the co-host of KCUR's political podcast Statehouse Blend and anchored our Missouri election coverage last night.
Jason Rosenbaum is a reporter for St. Louis Public Radio and was at a victory party last night.

Kansas:

Amy Jeffries is Kansas elections editor for KCUR.
Sam Zeff is KCUR’s education reporter and co-host of Statehouse Blend.

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Steve Kraske

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