Person: Roger Marshall

A Misleading Ad in Heated Kansas GOP Senate Primary

April 29, 2020

In the Kansas Republican Senate primary, a super PAC supporting Rep. Roger Marshall inaccurately describes Club for Growth as an “anti-Trump organization” in a TV ad attacking Marshall’s rival, Kris Kobach.

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