First debate focuses on economy’s health. Jim Barnett asks a question we've all pondered "Why haven’t we not been keeping up?"
His supporters showed up dressed as cockroaches, a decision reported to have confused the audience.
Meanwhile, Sebelius focused on the way that our state economy has grown, and what has to be done to keep it on track for years to come. Strengthening schools is key to that, and she won her first election by promising to fund the state's commitments to the schools. Barnett's waffling on that point will make her re-election that much easier.
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