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Too clever by half: Kansas Democrats may be stuck with Chad Taylor on the Kansas-SEN ticket
redstate.com ^ | 9/4/14 | Moe Lane

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Let me summarize the Hill article: as of this moment, hastily-withdrawn Chad Taylor is back on the ballot for Kansas’s Senate race.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 it’s 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 man’s 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 yesterday’s ploy absolutely blipping useless. If a Democrat has to stay on the ticket, then they’re back to losing the election. If Greg Orman is tagged as a Democrat once and for all, then they’re back to losing the election.

Mind you, there’s 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.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: Kansas
KEYWORDS: 2014midterms; chadtaylor; elections; gregorman; kansas; kriskobach; ks2014; marcelias; patroberts
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This political year has had more twists and turns. As it stands, I don't think ANYBODY knows what will happen in November.
1 posted on 09/04/2014 5:54:30 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

Judas Priest, don’t the rats have any lawyers that can read?


2 posted on 09/04/2014 5:56:01 AM PDT by yldstrk ( My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: cotton1706

The only thing I know is that the Tea Party is dead, that’s what the MSM keeps telling me. lol


3 posted on 09/04/2014 5:59:20 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Mississippi!)
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To: cotton1706

I’ve said it before but the Dems just seem snakebit this year. There was the meltdown in Montana, Braley repeatedly making a fool of himself in Iowa, DWS stepping into it in Wisconsin and now this. They are floundering.


4 posted on 09/04/2014 6:03:48 AM PDT by jalisco555 ("My 80% friend is not my 20% enemy" - Ronald Reagan)
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To: jalisco555

“I’ve said it before but the Dems just seem snakebit this year. There was the meltdown in Montana, Braley repeatedly making a fool of himself in Iowa, DWS stepping into it in Wisconsin and now this. They are floundering.”

I think you’re right. Like 2006 but in reverse, everything seems to be going against them. I think we’ll see some unexpected surprises in November.


5 posted on 09/04/2014 6:06:52 AM PDT by cotton1706 (ThisRepublic.net)
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Too bad there’s no such thing as a Christian Conservative Democrat anymore to throw into a situation like this. No matter what kind of odd-ball they go with, it’s going to pull big votes from the independent.


6 posted on 09/04/2014 6:10:24 AM PDT by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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To: Night Hides Not

The Tea Party had to go underground because of Government Persecution.


7 posted on 09/04/2014 6:11:37 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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The Tea Party had to go underground because of Government Persecution.

We're being tag-teamed by Mitch McConnell & Lois Lerner.

8 posted on 09/04/2014 6:14:19 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Mississippi!)
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To: yldstrk
Judas Priest, don’t the rats have any lawyers that can read?

Well, they can disregard the law in NJ (Lautenberg), Chicago (Emmanuel) and Mississippi (Cochran), so why not Kansas?
9 posted on 09/04/2014 6:14:29 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("If you're litigating against nuns, you've probably done something wrong."-Ted Cruz)
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To: Dr. Sivana

The withdrawee is a lawyer himself; a prosecutor who won’t prosecute domestic violence apparently and that is why he withdrew


10 posted on 09/04/2014 6:15:45 AM PDT by yldstrk ( My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: cotton1706

Does Kansas have electronic voting? Maybe the votes have already been counted and Taylor has already won in a surprise upset.


11 posted on 09/04/2014 6:24:31 AM PDT by Rockpile
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Judas Priest, don’t the rats have any lawyers that can read?

There is rarely a need for that when the judiciary is filled with ideologues who will look the other way.

12 posted on 09/04/2014 6:52:05 AM PDT by Mygirlsmom (No strategy IS a strategy. Ignoring ISIS is tacit agreement with its goal.)
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To: cotton1706

Prayers up for Kansas and for all of the nation.


13 posted on 09/04/2014 7:23:41 AM PDT by Bigg Red (31 May 2014: Obamugabe officially declares the USA a vanquished subject of the Global Caliphate.)
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To: cotton1706

Look folks....the Democrat Party is in full panic mode. The Obamabot media is in full battle battle mode.....throwing anything against the walll, they think will stick!!! It’s up to us, good guys & gals to ignore all the Anti-American, hate, “Obamabot/Democrat”, “HOGWASH”...and get out and vote against every single Democrat that is running for election this coming November 4, 2014!!! The Democrat Party must be completely, politically, destroyed...and take failed POTUS Obama with it into total political obscurity!!!


14 posted on 09/04/2014 7:33:48 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX ( My only objective is to defeat and destroy Obama & his Democrat Party, politically!!!.)
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To: cotton1706

This is not a problem. The Dems could just change the law like they did in NJ and Mass a few elections back. Or, just ignore it like they usually do.


15 posted on 09/04/2014 7:52:00 AM PDT by falcon99
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To: cotton1706

GOP+7.


16 posted on 09/04/2014 8:45:11 AM PDT by Mike Darancette (Do The Math)
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To: cotton1706; Impy; Clintonfatigued; randita; AuH2ORepublican; Clemenza; sickoflibs; NFHale; ...

Something I wondered about last night...


17 posted on 09/04/2014 9:26:57 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: Dixie Yooper
Too bad there’s no such thing as a Christian Conservative Democrat anymore to throw into a situation like this

Why do you want a unicorn in the race? There's a conservative Republican in it.

18 posted on 09/04/2014 10:10:18 AM PDT by Impy (Think for yourself)
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To: cotton1706
I accidentally turned to Rachel Maddow's program last night and she was gloating over the news from Kanssas, showing charts that claimed that the Democrats' chances of retaining control of the U.S. Senate had just shot up to 86% because of Chad Taylor's withdrawal from the race.

I guess that's a good sign--if Maddow thinks that, the opposite is more likely to happen.

19 posted on 09/04/2014 11:30:15 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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I accidentally turned to Rachel Maddow's program last night and she was gloating over the news from Kanssas, showing charts that claimed that the Democrats' chances of retaining control of the U.S. Senate had just shot up to 86% because of Chad Taylor's withdrawal from the race.

I guess that's a good sign--if Maddow thinks that, the opposite is more likely to happen.

20 posted on 09/04/2014 11:30:15 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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