Colyer’s a gent, Kobach’s a boor; guess who’s on top?

In Friday night’s debate between Republican gubernatorial candidates, Gov. Jeff Colyer won by a landslide — if civility was the marker.

But if mudslinging was the goal, then Kris Kobach, secretary of state, came out on top.

Kobach attacked Colyer’s support of public schools by saying his willingness to sign a bill that pledges $500 million toward their funding amounted to paying a “king’s ransom,” and would work only to encourage more requests.