Democratic nominee Chad Taylor drops out of Kansas Senate race

washingtonpost.com ^ | 9/3/14 | Sean Sullivan

[cotton1706]

Democratic nominee Chad Taylor dropped out of the race for U.S. Senate in Kansas on Wednesday, an 11th hour move that could clear the way for his party to rally behind and independent candidate and potentially change the math in the battle for the Senate majority.

Taylor, who raised little money and had not gained traction in the campaign, submitted a letter to the Kansas secretary of state's office that said he was withdrawing from the contest, without providing any further information. An e-mail to his spokesman seeking more information on why he bowed out was not immediately returned.

The move, which came on the last day for ballot changes, could clear the way for Democrats to rally behind Greg Orman, an independent candidate who has left the door open to caucusing with both parties if elected. Orman, who used to be a Democrat and a Republican, has been viewed as a more viable opponent against Sen. Pat Roberts (R), who polls show is vulnerable. Orman has raised a lot more money than Taylor.

[Ann Archy]

Then I guess you aren't voting for anyone on your ballot other than Abbott???

geesh....a "NO" vote froma Republican is a "YES vote for a Democrat!!!

[Ann Archy]

Newbie.....Newbie....Newbie.....so glad you love NASCAR. More to life than that.

[JRandomFreeper]

I will vote for Abbot, and several other conservative republicans. Just no liberal republicans.

And there will be more than dem and pub on my ballot for almost every race.

I won't vote for any liberals.

I would vote for a conservative democrat, but there don't appear to be any running. Damn few conservative republicans.

/johnny

[Ann Archy]

Johhny, Johnny, Johnny....there haven't been any conservative Democrats since ZELL MILLER!!!! get with the times....we are at WAR and our country is about to be DESTROYED by DEMOCRATS!!!!

you live in a fantasy world in Texas.....it's WAR baby in almost all the other states....HELP OUT!!!!

[Hugh the Scot]

Exactly how much urine in the punch bowl is acceptable to you?

[Ann Archy]

ah, I see from your page that you are a Libertarian-leaning Christian.....uh....DOES NOT COMPUTE!!!! Liberatrians are LIBERTINES....you just use Libertarian to sound “cool”.....Go for the CHRISTIAN part.....it’ll help out the country EVERY TIME!!

[JRandomFreeper]

The country is being destroyed by liberal republicans that seduce you with their (R), and then vote to advance Reid's liberal agenda.

I am helping out.

I'm doing everything in my power to politically destroy liberal republicans and ensure that they never, ever win election again.

Especially the liberal republican party leadership, like McConnell, Cornyn, and Bohnear.

You can thank me when the only republicans that can get elected are conservative.

It won't be soon, but it will happen.

/johnny

[chiller]

Gov. Brownback was saying on the radio today that the plan was wait until after the primary to withdraw to ensure no other Dem could get in the race, thus leaving an "indy" to try to beat the RINO. Brownback was confident the "indy" radical liberal's record would be properly demonstrated.

Kansas may have elected a few dems in their time, but this should be a tough year to pull that off.

[JRandomFreeper]

There is a big difference between the liberal Libertarian party, and classical libertarians.

Geo Washington, and Reagan considered themselves classical libertarians.

They damn sure wouldn't have been part of today's Libertarian party.

/johnny

[Ann Archy]

America will be DEAD by then....thanks.

[Ann Archy]

PLEASE show us all where Washington and Reagan thought of themselves as Libertarians like today....Pot Loving...ABortion Loving...Free Love Loving!!! yeah.

[JRandomFreeper]

No, it won't.

You are complaining because the republicans are having a really hard time getting elected unless they are sure-enough conservative.

It won't be long, and nothing worth while is won in a day.

I'm in it for the long haul.

I'm not emotional about it, I just want all the liberal republican bastards fired and not electable.

It's that simple.

/johnny

[Ann Archy]

You won’t have a country that you recognize....which may be your goal.....goodnight.

[Render]

Well, you certainly debate like a liberal Democrat. Thank you for continually proving my points. Also, work on your reading comprehension.. I’ve never watched NASCAR nor do I care to. No cable here.. I unplugged that long ago.

Perhaps instead of trying to attack me you should try and address the points being made. That is if you have the intelligence to do so....

Thanks! :)

[Ann Archy]

Pretty sure you are sitting idly by and not voting for someone who has a chance at winning and slowing down the DESTRUCTION of our country by ALL DEMOCRATS!!! ALL OF THEM!!! Thanks.....go watch your NASCAR!! Goodnight.

[JRandomFreeper]

I didn't say that they thought themselves like the Libertarian party. I said they thought of themselves as classical libertarians.

That has nothing to do with pot or abortion.

You don't seem to make a distinction, but you always were a little slow on the uptake.

"If you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is really a misnomer just as liberalism is a misnomer for the liberals–if we were back in the days of the Revolution, so-called conservatives today would be the Liberals and the liberals would be the Tories. The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom and this is a pretty general description also of what libertarianism is." -- Ronald Reagan, 1975, Reason Magazine.

/johnny

[Hugh the Scot]

Truly not interested in your analysis of what you think my politics are, just interested in a straightforward answer. Exactly how liberal can a Republican be and still get your vote? Amnesty? Abortion? Gun control? My libertarian leanings are the same as the founders, not the “L” party. My Christianity is between me and my Creator.

[JRandomFreeper]

Then get rid of the uppercase L on your homepage.

That is the liberal party. Not the classical political philosophy.

/johnny

[Hugh the Scot]

Seriously? You’re going to quibble about letter case?

[Render]

If something is going to crash, it will still crash even if you try and slow it down. The end result is the same. I'd rather get the crash over with rather than slowly and painfully getting there. Once we crash, we can begin to rebuild. Are you not the one who said something along the lines of....

Democratic nominee Chad Taylor drops out of Kansas Senate race September 3, 2014 at 5:28:14 PM PDT · 36 of 78 Ann Archy to deport ....years ago it didn’t really matter all that much who voted for who.......but now after 56 MILLION DEAD BABIES and GAY EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE, I fear for my country and am GLAD that I am old. Post Reply | Private Reply | To 30 | View Replies

Years ago it didn't really matter who voted for who?? So we have people like you to thank for the current mess we are in? Thanks! Actual conservatives thank you for the huge mess we'll be cleaning up for Generations Great job!