For metro conservatives this is a disappointment but not really a surprise. There are a lot of factors the blame in this race and we're already hearing grousing about political consultant Jeff Roe. Like it or not, Congressman Graves picked his successor and the council dude running his campaign on MAGA loyalty didn't really convince anybody. "Former Kansas City talk show personality and nationally syndicated host Chris Stigall won a highly contested race against Kansas City Councilmember Nathan Willett to secure the GOP nomination on Tuesday evening." KCTV5: Talk show host Chris Stigall defeats Nathan Willett for GOP nomination to succeed Rep. Sam Graves