'I think it's here to stay.' Trump's grip on Kansas, Missouri Republicans still strong
Jonathan Shorman, Jeanne Kuang, and Sarah Ritter, The Kansas City Star
Feb. 21—TOPEKA — On Jan. 6, Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran voted to certify the presidential election results in a Senate chamber that had just been ransacked by a violent mob hunting for politicians perceived as disloyal to President Donald Trump.
Moran had defended Trump's right to fight the outcome in court. But ultimately, he said, he was bound by the Constitution.
That wasn't enough for the Republicans of Clay County.
A resolution of censure, posted by the Clay County Republican Party to Facebook on Feb. 5, said Moran had caused "great harm" to the citizens of the county, to Kansas, and to the United States by not objecting to electoral votes from several key states won by President Joe Biden. The party said the resolution passed the county's central committee with "overwhelming support" but didn't provide a vote count.