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Thomas Frank’s 2004 book “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” documents the rise of populism and anti-elitist conservatism in the United States, showing how Kansas incubated those trends. Now Kansans are trying to move their state in a different direction while providing an example to the rest of us on a way to make things right. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts Meredith Sumpter is president and CEO of FairVote, a nonpartisan organization seeking better elections. She wrote this for thefulcrum.us. Love 0 Funny 0 Wow 0 Sad 0 Angry 0 Catch the latest in Opinion Get opinion pieces, letters and editorials sent directly to your inbox weekly! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy.
 
                            
                         
                            
                         
                            
                        