Posted on 09/04/2014 5:54:30 AM PDT by cotton1706
Let me summarize the Hill article: as of this moment, hastily-withdrawn Chad Taylor is back on the ballot for Kansass Senate race. Turns out that state law has very specific criteria for withdrawing from the ballot after the primary like being dead, or being incapable to do the job. And if its the latter, you have to say so. Chad Taylor, in his withdrawal letter, did not. Better and better, even if Taylor is allowed to withdraw then the state Democratic party is obliged to put up a replacement.
This puts Democrats in a definite bind. It would seem that Chad Taylor has a bad reputation for not prosecuting domestic abuse cases for the sake of a headline or two; after it blew up in his face in 2011 the mans been damaged goods*. So, basically, even if the Kansas Secretary of State Republican; and, a reminder, these elections matter decides to let Taylor off of the hook then the Democrats have to decide whether to put up another Democrat, or just admit that Greg Orman is really a Democrat who will caucus with Democrats if he was elected. Fairly clearly, either scenario makes yesterdays ploy absolutely blipping useless. If a Democrat has to stay on the ticket, then theyre back to losing the election. If Greg Orman is tagged as a Democrat once and for all, then theyre back to losing the election.
Mind you, theres no realistic scenario where Orman was going to win the election. This was a desperation play, created by people who understand dimly that conservative Republicans in Kansas are a little annoyed right now, but who do not understand why those Republicans are annoyed, or even indeed how those conservatives think.
(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...
Sarcasm, I was implying that it's too bad for the Democrats that there's no such thing as a "Christian Conservative Democrat" to put in the race in this situation.
Ah, my mind is off today. ;)
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