former budget director goossen: >> the kansas economy grew in a meager way, but in comparison to our surrounding states and in comparison to the national average, we under-performed. so if anything, our tax cuts correlate to economic decline or economic stagnation, rather than any kind of economic pop. >> reporter: in 2016, when kansans went for donald trump, they also replaced one third of their legislators with moderate republicans and democrats. once in office, those legislators largely undid the tax cuts, overriding governor brownback's veto. the electorate had changed its mind, says goossen. >> every month, every year, coming out of topeka was the news that the budget was in trouble. >> the general public, in my opinion, had a major misconception of the truth, which affected then the ballot box. >> reporter: the public was conned. >> i think to a large degree... i say conned, they were-- >> reporter: misled. >> i think misled. >> reporter: and is his fellow republican senator melissa rooker also misled? >> in my opinion, she's extreme left. there's no difference between her, ide