50 Days To Go

With 50 days to go, Kansas strongly favors McCain.

Here are the facts.Current polling has McCain favored at 55.6% to Obama's 37.1%. The most recent SurveyUSA poll showed 58% of the polled 900 people in favor of McCain and 35% in favor of Obama.

In the last 60 years, Kansas has only voted Democratic in a presidential election once when they slightly favored Lyndon Johnson. In 1992 Bush receieved 38.9% of the vote, Clinton had 33.7% and Perot recieved 27% of the vote. In the 1996 election Dole had 54.29%, Clinton recieved 36.08% and Perot recieved 8.62% of the vote. In 2000 Bush took Kansas with 58% of the vote compared to Gore's 37% and Nadar's 3%. In the past election Bush received 62%, Kerry took 37% and Nader took 1%.

Key issues in Kansas generally include abortion, gun control, taxation and education. The current governor, Kathleen Sebelius, is a democrat that favors abortion rights, no tax increases and favors banning concealed weapons. Click here for a full profile of Sebelius.

Currently, the other races in Kansas are not playing a major part in the presidential election. Polls show Republican Pat Roberts leading the Senate race with 58% to Democrat Jim Slattery's 31%.