Bleeding Kansas

PJ Media ^ | September 29, 2014 | Richard A. Baehr

[george76]

Republicans are scrambling to save a seat that they thought was in the bag.

Republican chances to win control of the Senate in the 2014 midterms, requiring a pickup of six seats, have taken a blow. Kansas, a state no one considered anything other than a safe hold for the party a few months ago, now appears to be slipping away.

After a contentious primary resulting in a victory for the 78-year incumbent Pat Roberts over tea party challenger Milton Wolf, things have gone steadily south for Roberts. Wolf refused to close ranks and endorse Roberts. A self-funded independent, 45-year-old Greg Orman, has now opened up a solid lead over Roberts after Chad Taylor, the Democrat, withdrew from the race, trailing badly in third place.

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Roberts has come under attack for many of the same things as Mary Landrieu in Louisiana — for effectively becoming a Washington, D. C., senator, and not a senator of the state.

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The lesson for Republicans after the ugly battles in Kansas and Mississippi is that maybe the Republican Party establishment needs to practice a kind of term-limits policing for some of its incumbents in order to avoid the very nasty primary fights that leave Republicans easier prey in the fall, and inject some fresh blood in the party. Serving in the Senate was never viewed by the founders as a lifetime job, like a Supreme Court justice. The state legislatures elected senators, so the advantages of incumbency in popular elections did not exist. But being senator has started to mean a lifetime job for quite a few in both parties. After a while, the residents of a state sometimes wonder who is serving and whom is served.

[ohioman]

You know your history. I am also proud of several of my ancestors who rode with Quantrill and Frank and Jesse James. History gives them a black eye sometimes. However, my ancestors sided with Quantrill after those “free Staters” decided it was a proper thing to murder innocent civilians, some in my family. The Outlaw Josey Wales give a good description of what happened. The irony of our family is that many now live in Kansas and all are staunch conservative Republicans. However, they all despise KU and are big K State fans. :)

[Yashcheritsiy]

Okay. Back to sarcasm school with all three of you!

[BillyBoy]

>> The Kansas Republican party is no longer controlled by liberals, it is conservative and almost threw out Pat Roberts, who has a conservative voting record. The defeated liberals have vowed revenge. They are joined with the teachers union and the Democrat party to defeat both Brownback and Roberts. Orman and Davis are their shills. Since the Democrat Party essentially doesn’t exist in this state, the only way this happens is through these has been liberal Republicans. Right now, they are being aided and abetted by many self proclaimed conservative purists who think that payback is in order because some Leawood doctor claimed that he belonged to the Tea Party. I voted for Wolf in the primary, but that was the end of it. Roberts and Brownback represent the interests of conservatives and they will get my vote. <<

Thankfully at least one former Wolf supporter gets it.

The "conservatives" screaming "RINO!!!" at Roberts are living in an alternate reality and off their meds. If it were up to me, anyone promoting the likes of Orman or Davis on this site would be zotted with no questions asked.

[Trapped Behind Enemy Lines]

While I don’t favor zotting anyone who disagrees with your view, I wholeheartedly agree that ANY conservative or Republican who favors Orman or Davis should have his head examined. Some of this nonsense is simply out of spite and coming from sore losers. But it is really quite childish and pathetic.

[ncfool]

Orman donated money to Obama he was a delegate to the DNC convention. I bet a picture will show up before the general election with him at the DNC convention. That would make a great TV spot. Orman is not even seen out about he is just throwing money around most of it his own

[Impy]

If people that wanna stay home or vote third party, whatever, that’s one thing. In some cases, like in MS with the way that Cochran “won”, I can respect that. It is only with nose firmly plugged I would vote for the shitebird in November if I lived in that state. Some people are supporting the cokehead Paulbot Ravenel in South Carolina against the the little turd Graham, I don’t, but whatever.

But those deluded people actually going around and endorsing the marxist democrats (including fake indie Orman, Alison Grimes, and Travis Childers) who are running against the Republicans they don’t like? In some cases outright stating that they will vote for them (like a Kentucky freeper who is voting for the baby killer Grimes) That is much different. I find that quite unacceptable, I’m surprised it’s tolerated. I’m a mere mortal with no power to ban anyone, so I favor shaming and ridiculing them.

[Trapped Behind Enemy Lines]

They are clearly insane.