But races in Kansas, Missouri and Washington state also meant setbacks for one state's conservative economic experiments, wins for progressives and the year's latest victory for outsiders. The rise of Washington state Sen. Pramila Jayapal. That woke up opponents from D.C. to Kansas, who showered challenger Roger Marshall with money and got him to a landslide win. In 2013 and 2014, progressives hoped to make an example of Brownback and his supply-side tax cuts by beating him. Huelskamp, a member of the 2010 tea party class, clashed with leadership and — just as irksomely — gabbed about it freely to reporters.

Source: Washington Post August 03, 2016 16:10 UTC