Posted on 07/15/2014 6:48:49 PM PDT by cotton1706
WICHITA, Kan. Moderate Republicans have been kicked around by the tea party for years in Congress and the states.
Here in Kansas, theyre fighting back.
A moderate GOP uprising is in full swing against Gov. Sam Brownback, the fierce fiscal and social conservative whose policies led to a purge of middle-of-the-road Republicans from the legislature early in his tenure.
In a rare and surprising act of political defiance on Tuesday, more than 100 Republicans, including current and former officeholders, endorsed Brownbacks opponent, statehouse Democratic leader Paul Davis. Polls show the challenger with a surprisingly strong shot at taking out Brownback in November.
Across conservative states in the Great Plains and the South, the last vestiges of Democratic power are at risk of being washed away in the fall elections by the tides of President Barack Obamas unpopularity. In the Jayhawk State, where Obama was trounced twice and is reviled by conservatives despite his own Kansas roots, Democrats are looking to buck that trend: Davis is presenting himself as part of a proud tradition of centrists from both parties.
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Right around when John Brown did his raids on slavers in Missouri.
Guess they don’t think they will reap what they sow.
Sec of State Kris Kobach has done an excellent job of keeping his Amnesty RINO Extraordinaire Butt in line.
Which is proof that "moderate" Republicans are nothing more than liberals hiding in Republican clothing.
Since about 1861.
A great many Kansans certainly don’t call Kansas the `Jayhawk state.’ Jayhawks are a sort of cartoon prairie chicken protected by the government from being consumed by native wildcats.
Years ago, KU (the University of Kansas) came to play in K-State’s Ahearn gym, and some rowdies threw a half-dozen red and blue dyed chickens onto the court.
In that the birds were very excited, and landed almost on top of KU cheerleaders, there was general pandemonium as well as hilarity. And Jack Hartmann’s boys won the day.
It’s the Sunflower state, and it gave us Katherine Sibelius.
Fank you very much, GOP moderates.
With each passing day, the cloaking device seems to be getting weaker. My honest feeling at this time is that the GOP is nothing but a sham party run by quasi-Democrats to keep conservatives from getting any power in D.C. I know people say a third party isn't a choice, but I'm not sure there is another alternative since the elitist GOPe will never allow conservatives to run the party (and therefore set the agenda).
The fact that former Congress woman Jan Meyers (Rino-JO County) is part of the revolt tells you everything you need to know.
This is exactly how the United States got stuck with Harry Reid.
RINOs did it.
Party unity, and all that jive.
See you conservatives snobs, this is why Romney lost! Oh, wait . . .
“Tuesday, more than 100 Republicans, including current and former officeholders, endorsed Brownbacks opponent, statehouse Democratic leader Paul Davis”
Proving what we have been saying for years...moderates cant be counted on...they are democrats who want to hold office in republican districts.
Herd of Rinos.
Party unity in Kansas has been dying for decades. The purge of the moderates in the last two election cycles killed it completely.
I bet most of 'em are from Johnson County. If you're looking for leftists in Kansas, that's where they'll be found.
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