You may remember that Kansas grabbed some headlines a few months ago, when the Kansas state board of education voted to support the teaching of intelligent design in science classrooms around the state, a move that upset those who point out that that doctrine is more religion than science.
According to The Fix, some voters in Kansas haven’t forgotten:
Three out of the six members of the board who approved the policy are up for reelection this year. All three members face moderate Republican challengers in the primary who have vowed to reverse the intelligent design ruling, and Democrats are contesting the seats regardless of the GOP primary results. Moderates would need to win two out of the three seats to overturn the evolution ruling. The Kansas City Star noted that moderates are also upset by the board’s actions on sex education and its hiring of an education commissioner with no experience in the field.
Whoops. That primary is today, isn’t it. It’ll be interesting to see how the results turn out tonight.