Sleep­er Sen­ate race emerges as unex­pect­ed headache for Repub­li­cans ahead of midterms

Repub­li­cans ful­ly acknowl­edge they are fac­ing polit­i­cal head­winds going into the midterm elec­tions in Novem­ber, and those winds are swirling in a race that has become qui­et­ly com­pet­i­tive as Elec­tion Day nears.Kansas has, for near­ly a cen­tu­ry, con­sis­tent­ly elect­ed Repub­li­cans to the Sen­ate. But in a midterm elec­tion year when vot­ers are unhap­py with the Trump administration’s actions and its impact on the econ­o­my, the race between Sen. Roger Mar­shall, R‑Kan., and megachurch Pas­tor Adam Hamil­ton has tight­ened more than some in the GOP would have liked.Sen. Tim Scott, R‑S.C., the Sen­ate GOP’s cam­paign chief, acknowl­edged that the race is close but remained con­fi­dent Mar­shall would hold on.WOKE MEGACHURCH PASTOR, DEM NOMINEE CALLED ON CONGREGATION TO REPENT FOR DRIVING, EATING BEEF“Listen, I think if y …