Johnson County seems rather conservative; not sure what the fuss is over Kline or why Dennis Moore (D) keeps getting re-elected to Congress.
I just heard yesterday evening, on a local conservative radio talk show, that Moore was first elected as District Attorney here in JOCO as a Republican. I remember when he was first elected to that job but didn't remember which party he was in. I was in transistion at the time, both personally and politically and probably wasn't paying much attention. But if that's the case, then the Republicans in JOCO have a history now of two successive popular DAs who turned into RATS.
Because the Kansas GOP is at war with itself.
Dennis Moore's District, 3rd Kansas, covers not only Jophnson county but all of Wyandote county and Douglas county as well.
Wyandotte County is about 75% Democratic. Johnson County is about 50-50 at this time mainly due to a lot of growth over the last few years from folks fleeing Kansas City, MO. Douglas County has Lawrence, home of University of Kansas, aka Little Moscow on the Kansas River.
Taken all together you have a district that is about evenly split between the two parties, Dennis Moore carries a lot of goodwill from his days as the DA in Johnson County where he was, I have to admit, a pretty good DA.
Factor in the Kansas City (Red) Star and the rest of the drive by media with all of the usual bias and there you go.
Regards Kline I think he is a good man but he has a habit of tring to shoot hinself in the foot now and then. A mistake that most people would not think twice about is magnified by the (Red) Star in to a capital crime worthy of capital punishment.
My .02 worth
Regards
alfa6 ;>}