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Supported by Republicans: Democrat Paul Davis is running for governor in Kansas. Photo: Photo: AP

Kansas is not only the geographical heart of the United States, but to many Midwesterners, something like its soul.

It is the home of sturdy conservatism and its champions, men such as the war heroes-come-politicians Bob Dole and Dwight Eisenhower. And of Dorothy and Toto too.

And it has become the battleground of one of the most unlikely of the midterm elections in which traditional Republicans have crossed party lines to back a Democratic challenger, Paul Davis, over the Tea Party-backed governor, Sam Brownback.

Should Governor Brownback lose after a single term, the nationwide consequences could be significant. Brownback was elected in the 2010midterm elections when Tea Party candidates were swept into Congress and into governors' mansions across the nation.

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Should he manage to win, Brownback andhis hard-right allies across the nation will claim vindication for his hardline agenda, in particular spectacular cuts in tax and spending and government services. Should he lose, Republican moderates will be emboldened to fight for a more centrist platform before the 2016 presidential elections.

The bitter campaign has also bled into the senatorial election in which the Republican incumbent senator, Pat Roberts, is finding his re-election bid tougher than expected.Should he lose the Republican Party's bid to take over the Senate could be jeopardised.

Back in 2010 the depth of the bitter political divide that still grips America was becoming evident. A backlash against Barack Obama's presidency, and particularly his healthcare reforms, had erupted and was being fanned by private donors backing Tea Party groups.

Those that rode the wave of dissatisfaction into Congress set about seeking the repeal of healthcare legislation and in line with their small-government ideology blocking any other initiatives that crossed their desks. Led by firebrands such as Senator Ted Cruz they not only prevented basic legislating but blocked nominations to key government posts, halted the budget process and even shut down the government.

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Fear is the great motivator in politics. It's always easier to scare someone to the polls to vote against your opponent than it is to persuade them to the polls to vote for you.

Lyndon Johnson's campaign strategists understood that in 1964 when they conceived the infamous Daisy Girl ad, which hinted that the election of Johnson's opponent, Barry Goldwater, would result in a Dr. Strangelove dystopia filled with nuclear mushroom clouds.

Manuel Medina understands this, too. That's why the Bexar County Democratic Party chairman launched a new Spanish-language ad last Thursday on Univision, implying that tea party Republicans rank up there with ISIS as the organization most likely to behead us in our sleep.

The Univision airtime was bankrolled (to the tune of $25,000) by personal-injury attorney Thomas J. Henry, who has also made a big splash in the Bexar County district attorney race by donating more than $1.2 million to Democratic candidate Nico LaHood.

The Univision ad begins by showing the United States and Mexican flags waving next to each other, with a narrator saying, These two flags represent friendship, liberty, opportunity and justice.

That image is quickly replaced by the tea party's Don't Tread on Me banner.

This flag, the narrator warns us, is muy peligrosa (very dangerous).

It's the flag of the tea party Republicans. They are radical terrorists and they want to take matters into their own hands, affecting our children and families with violence and firearms on the border and in our cities.

That accusation is accompanied by photos of Texas militia members in camouflage uniforms and a worried woman holding tight to her child.

Before we get to this ad's fear-mongering message, there are a few elements to untangle.

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Milton Wolf, the Tea Party candidate who challenged Senator Pat Roberts in Kansas last summer, has finally endorsed his primary rival.

In a less-than-glowing Facebook post on Thursday, Wolf urged his supporters to back Roberts to give Republicans a shot at winning control of the Senate.

"Whatever your opinion of Roberts, his re-election to the United States Senate may be the deciding factor," wrote Wolf. "I urge all Kansas to set aside our differences and vote Republican."

Whatever your opinion of Roberts, his re-election to the United States Senate may be the deciding factor.

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Locked in a tight race with independent Greg Orman, Roberts has wooed Tea Party organizations in an effort to unify the Republican party behind his candidacy. The surprisingly competitive race has complicated the midterm map for Republicans, who counted on an easy (and cheap) victory in Kansas and now find themselves spending time and money on a ruby red state.

Wolf's silence made him a notable hold-out, even as high-profile Tea Party figures, including Texas Senator Ted Cruz and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, came to the state to campaign for Roberts.

The endorsement reflected Wolf's continued reservations about Roberts. "Be assured that if Pat Roberts is to be re-elected, I will do everything in my power to hold his feet to the fire," he wrote.

But even a back-handed compliment is good news for Roberts and Republicans. To win in Kansas, he'll need all the support he can get -- including the votes of Wolf's small but loyal band of followers.

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