{"id":1677221,"date":"2022-10-07T03:19:18","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T07:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1677221"},"modified":"2022-10-07T03:22:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T07:22:04","slug":"kansas-governor-learns-you-can-either-let-boys-play-girls-sports-or-make-sensible-voters-happy-not-both","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kansas-governor-learns-you-can-either-let-boys-play-girls-sports-or-make-sensible-voters-happy-not-both\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas Governor Learns You Can Either Let Boys Play Girls\u2019 Sports Or Make Sensible Voters Happy \u2014 Not Both"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkansas-governor-learns-you-can-either-let-boys-play-girls-sports-or-make-sensible-voters-happy-not-both%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1677221&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly\u2019s campaign is taking heat after flip-flopping on whether she believes men should be allowed to play in women\u2019s sports. <\/p>\n<p>Kelly\u2019s campaign recently released an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mms.tveyes.com\/PlaybackPortal.aspx?SavedEditID=5cea409c-b658-419c-b233-ead3e3a3af12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ad<\/a>\u00a0attempting to set the record straight by declaring, \u201cOf course, men should not play girls\u2019 sports. OK, we all agree there.\u201d The following day, Kelly spoke with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/news\/politics-government\/article266194956.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kansas City Star\u2019s editorial board<\/a>\u00a0to clarify her stance after receiving criticism from far-left advocates. \u201cWe already have a structure in place, the NCAA has a structure in place to deal with issues like this on a one-by-one basis, and I don\u2019t think there\u2019s any other way that you can really deal with this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Kelly vetoed legislation preventing boys from participating in girls\u2019 sports and did the same thing this past year. The vetoed bill, titled\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/emilyslist.org\/news\/entry\/gov.-laura-kelly-vetoes-transgender-athlete-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Fairness in Women\u2019s Sports Act,<\/a>\u00a0mandates that only biologically born females can participate in the state\u2019s K-12 female sports teams. Kelly\u2019s statement on the veto is that the bill is not \u201cinclusive\u201d of all Kansans. \u201cKansas is an inclusive state, and our laws should reflect our values. This law does not do that,\u201d\u00a0she <a href=\"https:\/\/emilyslist.org\/news\/entry\/gov.-laura-kelly-vetoes-transgender-athlete-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly and her Democratic allies warned that the legislation would harm economic growth and prevent businesses from entering Kansas, such as the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament. Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson released a\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=148171857254888&amp;id=102104768528264\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a>\u00a0saying, \u201cThe Fairness in Women\u2019s Sports Act is as simple as it sounds \u2014 it ensures fairness. It\u2019s not about anything else other than that, and no state should allow itself to be intimidated by big corporations or the NCAA into pretending otherwise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wichita Republican State Sen. Renee Erickson, a leading sponsor of the legislation, also delivered remarks on Kelly\u2019s veto decision, saying, \u201cShe\u2019s having to pivot and backtrack on her two vetoes, and I don\u2019t think Kansans are going to buy it, quite frankly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Republican Governor\u2019s Association also released a campaign\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UUAqxkI3Msc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ad<\/a>\u00a0showing Kelly\u2019s reversal. \u201cLaura Kelly\u2019s actions speak louder than words. She chose the radical transgender agenda. She\u2019s not \u2018middle of the road,\u2019 and she\u2019s not honest with Kansas,\u201d the ad said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLaura Kelly is looking Kansans in the eye and flat out lying about her record of failing to protect girls and women from having to compete against biological men in athletics,\u201d Joanna Rodriguez of the Republican Governor\u2019s Association said in a discussion with the Topeka Capital-Journal, adding that Kelly\u2019s latest transgender advertisement displays her campaign\u2019s \u201cdesperation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republican gubernatorial candidate Derek Schmidt, attorney general for Kansas, recently called out Kelly on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DerekSchmidtKS\/status\/1572584512084914176\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0for lying about her record and claiming to be a \u201ccentrist.\u201d \u201cShe\u2019s been with Biden on this for years, now at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DerekSchmidtKS\/status\/1572584512084914176\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reelection<\/a>\u00a0time, she lies. Kansans know it and will vote her out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Kelly\u2019s Democrat supporters defend her by saying she meant that men don\u2019t belong in women\u2019s sports because men who identify as transgender should be women under the law, Kansas Republicans continue to set the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/transgender-athletes-focus-kansas-governors-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">record<\/a>\u00a0straight, pointing out that the governor is deceiving voters about her history to try to appeal to both the progressive left and more mainstream voters.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Schmidt\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/news\/swimmer-who-raced-lia-thomas-says-upenn-team-members-thanked-her-for-speaking-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">appeared<\/a> in a campaign ad with UPenn female swimmer Riley Gaines, who tied with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas in the NCAA Women\u2019s Championship 200-yard freestyle. Gaines has become an advocate for fairness in women\u2019s sports and is politically active in this year\u2019s midterm election. Gaines calls out Kelly\u2019s veto of the transgender sports ban,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.metroweekly.com\/2022\/09\/kansas-governors-tv-ad-men-should-not-play-girls-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">citing<\/a>\u00a0the unfair advantage men have over women. \u201cIf Laura Kelly can\u2019t protect women, she shouldn\u2019t be governor of Kansas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Schmidt believes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/2022-09-21\/gop-hits-kansas-governor-hard-on-trans-athletes-her-new-ad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">swing voters<\/a>\u00a0in Wichita and Kansas City will vote Republican due to Kelly\u2019s previous action on transgender sports. A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2022\/06\/13\/washington-post-umd-poll-most-americans-oppose-transgender-athletes-female-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington Post<\/a>\u00a0poll in May revealed that 55 percent of people oppose males who identify as transgender being allowed to compete in girls\u2019 high school sports, compared to 30 percent who support it. In addition, an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipsos.com\/en-us\/news-polls\/npr-transgender-issues-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NPR\/Ipsos poll<\/a>\u00a0in June has two-thirds of adults against transgender students competing in girls\u2019 sports. Eighteen states have laws banning transgender athletes from competing in sports; all are GOP-led.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Kansas, President Trump\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Kansas_election_results,_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">won<\/a>\u00a0by 20 points in 2020, and Kelly is the only Democrat running for reelection in a state he won. The governor race is still a toss-up, as an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/3652624-laura-kelly-holds-narrow-lead-in-kansas-governors-race-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emerson College Survey<\/a>\u00a0showed a statistical tie between Kelly and Schmidt. Still, suburban frustration with Kelly\u2019s muddled transgender position may be enough to put Schmidt over the top.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Alex Adkins is a graduate of Benedictine University in political science. He has written for the American Thinker, American Spectator, and The Western Journal. You can follow him on Twitter @Zylinger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly\u2019s campaign is taking heat after flip-flopping on whether she believes men should be allowed to play in women\u2019s sports. 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