Trust fall: ads for Kansas candidates address voters’ slumping faith in almost everything

By: Eric Thomas

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: October 9, 2026

Words: 2,011

Last Updated: 2 days, 10 hours ago


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I watched 52 Kansas campaign commercials today so that you don’t have to.

Actually, for the next few weeks you will still be watching them. Whether you want them or not, they will still be on during the nightly news, college football games and re-runs of “Everybody Loves Raymond.”

If I can’t do you the favor of vaporizing the ads from your channels, let me give you a new way …

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