KANSAS: Republicans hold a 3-1 lead in the delegation, but there's serious talk they could draw a 4-0 gerrymander by converting Rep. Sharice Davids (D)'s #KS03 from a double-digit Biden district (left) to a double-district Trump district (right). 
However, Kansas Rs face some obstacles to doing so:
1) They'd have to override Gov. Laura Kelly (D)'s veto. That might not be easy given they can't afford many defections and in 2011, when Rs controlled it all, they couldn't even agree on a map and it went to federal court
1) They'd have to override Gov. Laura Kelly (D)'s veto. That might not be easy given they can't afford many defections and in 2011, when Rs controlled it all, they couldn't even agree on a map and it went to federal court
2) To make #KS03 bright red, Rs would have to split up Wyandotte & Johnson counties. That could mean putting urban Wyandotte (Kansas City) in the rural "Big First" #KS01, an idea that's met huge resistance from KS civic leaders in the past
3) A 4-0 scheme like the one below might also be opposed by #KS02 Rep. Jake LaTurner (R), who grew up in the state's southeast corner and would want to keep those counties in his district, not #KS03
Bottom line: Gov. Laura Kelly (D)'s reelection prospects are highly uncertain, but her being there now may help save Rep. Sharice Davids (D), whose #KS03 could end up getting a few points *more* Dem (below).
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