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Derek Schmidt responds to 'attacks' on education ad from Kansas Democrats ahead of gubernatorial election
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Derek Schmidt, the GOP nominee for governor of Kansas, has responded to Democrats in the state who criticized his ad that took aim at Laura Kelly's decision to close schools.
Following the release of Schmidt's ad, several prominent Democrats in the state, including Lt. Gov. David Toland and Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes, held a press conference to denounce the ad in an effort to defend Kelly's record on education ahead of the state's upcoming gubernatorial election. Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. On Twitter: @RealKyleMorris.
Responding to Democrats in the state, Schmidt, the state's current attorney general, insisted that criticism of the ad amounted to "attacks" on Kansas parents and concluded that Kelly's "loyalists can't defend her record" on education.