What's the matter with kanas? My respond to the movie.

I believe that a majority of Kansas’ lower income individuals are favoring Republicans is because they relate heavily to a Christian way of thinking. They are also trying to project more conservative ways. Kansas residents are also trying to follow the church’s view to live their lives, and believe that politics are not important in the eyes of God. Because of this, Kansas’ residents have taken to the Republicans because they feel they follow the teachings of God more so than the Democrats. For example, Republicans are against abortion and gay marriage so the residents of Kansas follow without question.

Thomas Frank, the author of the book “What’s the matter with Kansas?” believed that Kansas politics are based more on culture than economic issues. He also stated that people are kept in a constant state of outrage so that they can be robbed blind. The distraction is to focus the people on their moral being, rather than what is really going on in the state. They are more focused on abortion in Kansas because the issue was pushed harder instead of the important issues within the government. This led to the more important issues of the government completely overlooked by the people letting those in power do whatever they pleased. He also wrote about the trickle-down theory. The tickle-down theory is when Republicans use tax cuts for the rich. The money from the taxes is eventually everyone is receiving the money.

Kansas, being a heavy Christian state, is hugely against the big bang theory and follows the bible’s explanation of creation. This is why I feel the majority of the people changed from Democratic to Republicans. I also believe that Kansas is a state that is based more on church and the bible instead of the problems and needs of a modern society. If a Democrat is representing a side that is pushing legalizing gay marriage and abortion while the bible says a man should only be with a woman, to Kansans it clearly goes against the God and they feel they cannot trust someone that doesn’t have the same religious beliefs. I also feel that the Republicans do not care about the lower class. The Republicans care more for the wealthy and this is why they are pushing the religious beliefs to keep Kansans confused.

In the end, I feel the people of Kansas are more likely to vote for someone with the same religious beliefs rather than someone who has their best interests in mind. In the end of the election, Kathleen Sebelius a liberal democrat won the election. She won because she pushed the issues of health and higher education. I believe that Kansas can benefit from someone who believes in the same political issues instead of someone who has the same religious beliefs.