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Aug. 6, 2004 Taff Picks Up Six Votes in Review of Provisional Ballots By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Kris Kobach's already tiny lead over rival Adam Taff for the Republican nomination in the 3rd Congressional District became a little narrower Friday after a review of provisional ballots in two counties. The reviews in Douglas and Wyandotte counties left Kobach's lead at only 81 votes out of more than 87,100 cast -- a net gain of six votes for Taff from unofficial results reported Tuesday night. Wyandotte County added 244 provisional ballots and Douglas County added...

KS: Kobach on a roll, Taff adopts anti-gay position in advance of primary Adam Taff, a former fighter pilot, and Kris Kobach, a law professor are the two leading Republican candidates fighting it out to see who gets to advance to take on incumbent Democrat Dennis Moore in Kansas' 2nd District. Taff, who ran against Moore in 2002 and narrowly lost was expected to coast to the nomination, but has run into Kris Kobach, who is running as a "pure" conservative and emphasizing social issues. Taff, who has always positioned himself as a moderate, recently got creamed in a straw...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The water cooler conversation on Capitol Hill next week will likely center on how much money congressional lawmakers up for re-election have been able to pull in during their summer recess. Republican moderates facing tough re-election races in 2004 will be kicking their campaigns into high gear and seeking help from including President George W. Bush and heavy political hitters such as senior presidential adviser Karl Rove. While Democrats have publicly displayed their party infighting, Republicans, too, have had to battle an ideological split that some insiders fear could send some middle-of-the-road GOP voters across...

WASHINGTON - Democratic U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore has raised $124,479 toward his re-election next year, while the GOP challenger hoping for a rematch, Adam Taff, has raised $29,232, according to campaign finance reports. Meanwhile, Republican U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback pulled in $364,020 for his 2004 Senate campaign, which has not yet attracted a Democratic challenger. Reports to the Federal Election Commission, due Tuesday, cover the first three months of this year. The closest anyone has come to challenging Brownback was when Moore flirted with the idea earlier this year. But the Kansas City, Kan.-area congressman announced last month he would...

Rudy Guliani to be in Kansas City!

Moore and Taff locked in close race, poll shows By JIM SULLINGER The Kansas City Star Adam Taff and Dennis Moore, the two major-party candidates fighting for Moore's 3rd District seat in the U.S. House, tell audiences that next Tuesday's election will be close. They aren't just saying that to keep their volunteers working hard. A telephone poll of 602 registered voters taken over three days at the end of last week by The Kansas City Star found Moore, a Democrat, three percentage points ahead of Taff, a Republican. That lead is within the poll's margin of error of plus...