Posted on 12/04/2009 8:05:34 PM PST by Clintonfatigued
This is the opportunity that pretty much all of these people have labored in the vineyards for years to bring to fruition, Kensinger said. And the spirit around them is pretty good.
Former state Sen. Nick Jordan, who lost to Moore by 16 points in 2008, was in a good position to hit the ground running after Moores announcement. He said he had been actively considering another run against Moore for the past two months and was boosted by a poll paid for by some of his donors that showed him with a strong name identification in the 3rd District compared to other GOP candidates looking at the race.
One of the advantages we already have is that we already have the infrastructure all in place, Jordan said in a phone interview.
Two other former Moore opponents, state Sen. Jeff Colyer and attorney Greg Musil, who ran in 2002 and 2000, respectively, are also considering bids. Another candidate who had previously been considering a bid against Moore this cycle, state Rep. Kevin Yoder, filed an exploratory committee on the day of Moores announcement, and soon after state Rep. Pat Colloton and former state Sen. Mark Gilstrap followed suit.
More Republicans, including state Sen. Karin Brownlee, former Johnson County Commissioner candidate Charlotte OHara and Olathe Mayor Mike Copeland, are also said to be looking at the race. Former state Rep. Patricia Lightner, who ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination in 2004, was already in the race before Moore announced his retirement.
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I am only one guy and I am old.
So I can only do one race. I think it will be CT-4.
It’s your call, do what you think is best.
she didn’t even mention by number the district she was talking about.
I was having trouble getting the point of the story also. I’m assuming it’s a Congressional seat that is being discussed. She did mention the district once in the following snip:
.......He said he had been actively considering another run against Moore for the past two months and was boosted by a poll paid for by some of his donors that showed him with a strong name identification in the 3rd District compared to other GOP candidates looking at the race. ...
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