In the first test of his popularity since becoming president, Donald J. Trump scored a major political victory. While political pundits and the liberal media are doing everything to destroy this president, the American people are standing firm with the administration.
In the hotly contested special election to fill Kansas’ 4th Congressional district seat vacated by Mike Pompeo, President Trump’s new CIA Director, Republican state treasurer Ron Estes defeated his Democrat opponent, James Thompson.
Republican Ron Estes wins special election in Kansas, replacing congressional seat left by CIA Dir. Pompeo pic.twitter.com/oaz0571uk9
— Kevin W. (@kwilli1046) April 12, 2017
From Reuters:
Estes got about 53 percent of the vote, preliminary results showed, to win the Kansas 4th congressional district seat held by Republican Mike Pompeo from 2011 until he vacated it this year, to become director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
“Even though we heard a lot from the national media and from people outside this state that we were not going to be able to win this race, we showed that we are still a Republican seat,” Estes told supporters at a rally in Wichita.
“And we’re going to make sure we change things in Washington.”
Democrats had hoped to capitalize on Trump’s poor approval rating and dissatisfaction among moderates with Republican Governor Sam Brownback to win back one of 24 seats they need nationwide to reclaim the House.
The seat, which Pompeo won with nearly 61 percent of the vote in November, looked until recently like a lock for Estes, the state treasurer since 2011.
But the race became surprisingly competitive and drove Republican leaders into a last minute push for Estes. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who won the Kansas caucus in the Republican presidential primary, campaigned for Estes over the weekend.
The seat was so important that President Trump dove in, encouraging voters to support Estes:
Ron Estes is running TODAY for Congress in the Great State of Kansas. A wonderful guy, I need his help on Healthcare & Tax Cuts (Reform).
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 11, 2017
After Estes’ victory, Trump congratulated his new ally in Congress:
Great win in Kansas last night for Ron Estes, easily winning the Congressional race against the Dems, who spent heavily & predicted victory!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 12, 2017
Despite Democrats’ best efforts, voters showed that they value President Trump’s endorsement, and returned the favor by electing Ron Estes to Congress. Estes’ win shows the disconnect between the liberal media and the American public, as they saw past the barrage of negative coverage of President Trump and elected a conservative to represent them.
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