ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump endorsed Kris Kobach in the Kansas gubernatorial race Monday [8-6-18], boosting the Republican as he challenges the state’s incumbent GOP governor, Jeff Colyer, in Tuesday’s [8-7-18] primary election. Mr. Kobach, the secretary of state of Kansas, has built a national profile for his hard-line views on illegal immigration, and he was quick to embrace Mr. Trump during the 2016 presidential primary. Mr. Kobach helped lead a since-disbanded presidential commission tasked with investigating Mr. Trump’s unproven claim that millions of people voted illegally in the 2016 presidential election…Throughout his campaign, Mr. Kobach had touted his relationship with the Trump White House, hosting fundraisers with Donald Trump Jr. and receiving endorsements from national media figures like Sean Hannity. But he hadn’t received an endorsement from the president himself until Monday, an 11th-hour move that could help swing the primary in Mr. Kobach’s favor. Mr. Colyer inherited his position when former Gov. Sam Brownback stepped down in January to take a position in the Trump administration. The governor, who has repeatedly stressed his support for Mr. Trump throughout the crowded GOP primary, has presented himself as the pragmatic alternative to Mr. Kobach’s fiery brand of anti-immigration politics.”
–Andrew Duehren, “Trump Backs Kris Kobach in Kansas Primary for Governor,” The Wall Street Journal, August 6, 2018 1:38 pm