While the conservative leaders in the state embraced Taff immediately, the conservative voters remembered how Kline was treated 2 years ago, and, as you said, they were smarting from the Shallenburger, Kline snub.
We should probably swallow our pride and work to repair this coalition.
You're right, but it will be tough being nice to these people who did this to us. You notice how big Jenkins/Praeger won, but the conservatives either lost of squeaked by. Our local political radio talk show host said the first place to fix the KS Republican Party would be to get rid of Steve Cloud. Sounds good to me.