@TonyStark @arbres @Tengrain Not to mention that when republicans in Kansas attempted to amend the Kansas Constitution to restrict/ban abortion, it was soundly rejected in a popular referendum.
From the view of this native Kansan, I think this clinging to the republican party, particularly among those in Western Kansas, is due to a flawed notion that the party is still Lincolnian and/or Eisenhowerish. In reality, of course, both men would be labeled RINOs and booted out of the party today.