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In a Republican Party of Kansas Poll the results where not even close.

President -- 2012 Sarah Palin: 76 Mike Huckabee: 54 Mitt Romney: 52 Bobby Jindal: 19 Ron Paul: 9 In a straw poll at the Olathe Republican Party's annual Picnic and Straw Poll Saturday at the Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop, Todd Tiahrt grabbed a big win in a straw poll faceoff. Tiahrt and Moran, both members of Congress, are squaring off in the GOP primary next year for the U.S. Senate. Saturday's results: Tiahrt: 165 votes. Moran: 46. The 3rd District, which encompasses the site of the poll, is a major battleground in the primary race given that Moran hails from Hays...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Gov. Mark Parkinson says his views on abortion are "very similar" to those held by former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, but he acknowledges he hasn't studied an anti-abortion bill she vetoed before leaving office. Parkinson's comments largely confirm what groups on both sides believed about his position on abortion. They had assumed he supported abortion rights, like Sebelius, because he ran as lieutenant governor on her re-election ticket in 2006. Sebelius resigned this week to become U.S. health and human services secretary, automatically elevating Parkinson to governor. Legislators who pushed the bill are expected to try to...

SOME ADVICE ON FUTURE “TEA PARTY” PROTESTS, from a media producer who attended the Overland Park affair: I attended the invigorating protest outside Congressman Dennis Moore’s Overland Park, Kansas office yesterday. I hoped 10-15 souls might show up. I was thrilled to see hundreds. Here are some suggestions. I don’t really want my name used. Sadly, it could really hurt my business, which is already hurting. As a professional media producer, here are my concerns: 1. Incoherent message - the signs were all over the place. There were lots of agendas. That’s fine. The color and signage look good on...