Steve Bannon organized a little get-together in Kansas to support Steve Watkins, a Republican running against Democrat Paul Davis in Kansas’ Second Congressional District.
Attendance was… well… how do we say this kindly?
Sporadic?
Sherman Smith is the managing editor of the Topeka Capital-Journal.
I’m at Holiday Inn in North Topeka where a small gathering is waiting for Steve Bannon to stump for Watkins. Organizer says he’s en route from Topeka airport #ksleg #ks02
— Sherman Smith (@sherman_news) October 30, 2018
Let’s have another look at the cheering throng, shall we?
According to Smith, approximately 17 people showed up at the Holiday Inn. Bannon said some things, such as:
-He’s concerned the GOP base won’t show up in Kansas.
-Voters need to “get over any handwringing about electing a RINO” (such as Watkins apparently?). Notable, given that around this time last year, Bannon was “declaring war” on the Republican establishment.
-His (Bannon’s) small rallies are an “intentional effort to make voter turnout a grassroots affair.”
Bannon’s next such gathering will be in a phone booth in Satanta, Kansas.
