There are plenty of smart people in Kansas ... it seems like the farther they go from the farm, the more stupid they become.
You have to study the demographics. More than half the people in the state live in 4 eastern counties. Most of them are Democrat.
You also have to study that Sebelius is sucking up to Hillary hoping for the vice nomination if Hillary gets picked. Therefore she has her henchmen out killing anything that is not green to suck up to Hillary, even if it means cutting the throat of the states economy.