It is cruel, but as long as they continue to vote Republican, they'll see themselves stomped to bits. The reason Donn Teske can't get much out of the Republicans in the legislature is that he's no money to offer them. There's little left for the large businesses to steal from except their land and they'll get that through automation and debt. There's few public services to privatize into the hands of Republicans' sponsors except the roads. And those meatpacking plants? They will automate as soon as they can and scrap the workers.

Meanwhile the national Republicans want to replicate The Kansas Experiment across the country. Expect more pain as the Republican Party's ideal is implemented elsewhere. Survival of the fittest and the Republican voters have showcased they weren't the fittest in themselves or their vote.