Democrats are once again fielding candidates whose radicalism and dishonesty are so glaring that even casual voters are beginning to take notice.
According to RedState, the partys bench this cycle has been littered with fringe figures, from failed primary hopefuls like Maines faux-lobsterman Graham Platner to Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, whom President Donald Trump has mockingly dubbed TalaFreako at rallies across the country in the final stretch before November 3. Talarico, a far-left aspirant seeking to unseat Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the upper chamber, recently struggled through a CNN town hall, where potential voters pressed him on his real positions on abortion, the Bible, and the SAVE America Act, among other issues.
Viewers saw a familiar pattern: a Democrat trying to repackage hard-left ideology as moderation, only to retreat or clarify when confronted with his own words. People are rightly suspicious of his attempts to massage language and soften the edges of radical positions, and he has repeatedly shown he is anything but the centrist he pretends to be.
This is not an isolated problem for Democrats. Back in late September, RedStates SisterToldjah highlighted a similar case in Kansas, where the party has rallied behind Adam Hamilton, a former ordained minister, in that states U.S. Senate race. Hamilton is not just any pastor; he is the senior pastor of the Church of the Resurrection, which The New Yorker has described as the largest United Methodist church in the country.
Hamilton co-founded the megachurch in 1990, and over 36 years it has grown into a multi-campus operation with locations in Kansas and Missouri, broadcasting its services online and on television. That reach has given Hamilton a powerful platform, one he has used not merely for preaching the Gospel, but for weaving progressive politics into the pulpit in ways that should concern Kansans who value both biblical orthodoxy and common sense.
One of the most striking elements of SisterToldjahs reporting was Hamiltons use of sermons to push climate alarmism, even urging congregants to treat their dietary choices as a form of penance. Some of the things that we grow, because we like to eat them, like cattle, end up producing more carbon dioxide than other crops that we could grow, other forms of food that we could have, Hamilton told members of his church. And so, in all of these ways, we are creating or adding to the amount of greenhouse gases in our world.
In a state where cattle ranching is not just a tradition but a major economic engine, this kind of rhetoric is more than tone-deaf; it is hostile to the livelihoods of ordinary Kansans. SisterToldjah also noted an outside ad that highlighted other questionable theological and political themes, including Hamiltons call for his church to repent over white privilegemessaging that aligns more with progressive activism than with historic Christian teaching.
The ad distilled the stakes in blunt terms for voters. Adam Hamilton wants to be Kansas' next Senator. But does Kansas know who he really is? it asked, before listing his own words and actions: ?? He told white Christians they must REPENT for being white / ?? He called for REPENTANCE over cattle ranching (a $11.7B Kansas industry) / ?? He uses church funds for DRAG QUEEN story hours for kids.
Now, further details have emerged about Hamiltons sermon on repentance in the wake of George Floyds death in 2020, and they are raising even more eyebrows. During the tumultuous summer of that year, just days after Floyds killing in Minnesota, Hamilton used his pulpit at the Church of the Resurrection to press his congregation to acknowledge their supposed white privilege and seek forgiveness for it.
Like part of what I know is that, is that I grew up in a way that I'm blind to certain things in our society, Hamilton said in a sermon titled Jesus, Protests and Repentance. I just am. And I have certain benefits by virtue of being educated, White and male, right?
He went further, underscoring the racialized guilt narrative that has become standard fare on the left. And we don't like to hear that, especially White folks don't like to hear that. But there are benefits that come along with that, he continued, effectively telling his largely white Christian audience that their skin color and success are moral liabilities requiring confession.
For many Kansans, especially in a red Midwestern state that values personal responsibility and rejects collective racial guilt, this kind of sermonizing is deeply out of step. It is one thing to preach repentance for personal sin; it is quite another to demand that educated, White and male believers apologize simply for who they are, while simultaneously attacking core industries like cattle ranching as something for which the state must atone.
Republicans, recognizing the stakes, have wisely poured more money and resources into defending the seat held by Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), the GOP Senate nominee in this closely watched race. Real Clear Politics currently lists the contest as one of eight toss-up Senate races in the midterms, underscoring how critical it is for conservatives to hold the line in Kansas.
Democrats, meanwhile, find themselves in a bind as they try to energize a base that is increasingly radical while not alienating the broader electorate. In a telling move, Kansas Democrats, including Hamilton, reportedly all but begged 2024 Democrat presidential loser Kamala Harris not to campaign for them, as RedStates Nick Arama noted, clearly aware that her brand of coastal progressivism is toxic in heartland states.
The Hamilton campaign has also been caught engaging in the kind of deceptive tactics that further erode trust in Democratic candidates. Townhalls Amy Curtis reported in late September on a blatantly dishonest Hamilton ad claiming Marshall had a woman arrested over a missed $50 medical payment, a charge that sounds tailor-made to inflame class resentment and demonize a Republican incumbent.
The problem: It never happened. In a state where voters still expect a basic level of honesty, such easily debunked claims are political malpractice, and they reinforce the perception that Democrats will say almost anything to gain power.
For Kansans, the choice is not merely between two personalities but between two visions of public life. On one side stands a conservative incumbent aligned with the states values, its industries, and its respect for faith that does not bow to progressive fads; on the other stands a pastor-turned-politician who preaches REPENTANCE over cattle ranching, tells white Christians to REPENT for their skin color, and allows church funds to support drag queen story hours for children.
Cattle and meat are serious business in Kansas, both economically and culturally, and so is actually knowingand believingwhat is in the Holy Bible. With Democrats putting forward candidates like James Talarico and Adam Hamilton, who twist Scripture to fit left-wing ideology and mislead voters about their records, it falls to Kansans and other Americans to send a clear message in November by backing Republicans who still stand for traditional values, honest campaigning, and the freedoms that built this country.
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