This whole video is pretty funny, but check out the 3:33 mark for Daily Show host Jon Stewart's take on how a Jew and a black guy can get elected in Kansas.
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Jon Stewart, say hello to some friends of ours.
Kansas state Reps. Barbara Ballard, Gail Finney, Broderick Henderson, Melody McCray-Miller and Valdenia Winn. And that's just in the House. Then there's state Sens. Oletha Faust-Goudeau and David Haley. And don't get us started on the Jews.
Kansas: Not as lily-white (and Christian, maybe) as you think!
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The careful observer will note that all the names Justin mentioned are Democrats. Plus all but one are either from Kansas City or Wichita - the closest things to big cities you'll find in Kansas. The lone exception is from Lawrence, the Berkeley of the Midwest.
Show me a black rep or senator from Russell, Colby, Atchison, or even (ahem) Liberal and I'll be impressed.