Here's the word:"No Democrat has carried the state in a presidential election since the 1960s. Nearly a century has passed since a Kansas Democrat won a U.S. Senate election. And not only are far more Republican voters registered in Kansas than Democrats, Democrats are also outnumbered by voters with no party affiliation at all. Those voters know that it takes a particular kind of Democrat to win in Kansas, and that Republicans see the state as one of their best opportunities to flip a governorship." NYT: What Kind of Democrat Does It Take to Win in Conservative Kansas?