Roger Marshall on Tight KS Senate Race: 'It's the Price of Gasoline — It's That Simple'

During an appearance on Fox Business Network’s “Big Money,” Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) weighed in on his contest against Kansas Democrat nominee Adam Hamilton.

Latest polls show a single-digit contest between Marshall and Hamilton.

According to incumbent Marshall, gas prices are keeping the race close.

“Why then is this Senate race as close as it is, Senator?” FBN host Taylor Riggs asked.

Marshall replied, “Well, no, I think it’s the price of gasoline. It’s that simple, and I’m not sure it’s as close as what the national polls are showing. Six years ago, I was an open seat. The poll showed the same thing, and we won by 11 points. Now, I don’t think we’re going to win by 11 points right now. The national media, the legacy media has just beat the heck out of President Trump now for, what, 10 years, and despite what’s really a pretty strong economy here in Kansas, the legacy media is just telling you the sky is falling.”

“But look, better days are ahead of us,” he added. “We have the strongest cattle markets in my lifetime. That’s the number one business in Kansas, is the cattle industry, a strong oil and gas industry, and then our aerospace industry and manufacturing is doing great as well.”

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