Thanks. I have been reading, but not engaging. I don’t want to pick a fight with Kansas 58 who has good reason to support Roberts and I would probably do the same if I had experienced a similar set of circumstances.
The residency issue is certainly a valid one despite what the political guild has to say about it. Incumbents are protected like they are some national treasure. Roberts was essentially gifted his Congressional seat when Keith Sebelius retired, reward for his years of service on his staff. The fact that his father was the Chairman of the Republican National Committee certainly helped with all of that. He moved up to the Senate in the great Republican tradition of senority. He sees no need to live in Kansas, as Kansas 58 points out, perfectly legal for him to do so. It does matter to me as far too many of our elected representatives see political service as their birthright and career. The Democrats have practiced this scheme for years and our government is less effective because of it.
I’ll vote for Wolf. Roberts is not in real danger, at least not yet.
I wouldn’t be so sure of that he is not in danger. I know quite a few in Kansas that are disgusted with the Republican Party establishment as a whole. The Constitution continues to be run roughshod over and the establishment stands back and does nothing. Cruz and Palin have the cajones to speak out but the rest act too scared to upset the power applecart in DC.
The whole Thad Cochran debacle could spill over to other races with how disgusting the Republican establishment tried to protect their own with disgusting tactics. I was really disappointed to find out Roberts had given to Cochran’s campaign, which many probably do, but it was still disgusting what happened there, and with Roberts support.
CGato