GOP Ex-Lawmakers Endorse Dem Candidate Over Kansas Gov. Brownback

talkingpointsmemo.com ^ | 7/15/14 | Caitlin MacNeal

[Bratch]

The GOPe version of RR's "big tent".

[Jane Long]

The group criticized the governor's support for tax cuts and reduced funding for public schools.

Upsidedown world, again. I thought those things were part of the Pubbie platform.

Republicans may also be turning against the governor over his efforts in 2012 to rid the state legislature of moderate Republicans in favor of more conservative challengers.

Dear Leader has taught the RINO's well....paybacks are now standard MO with the DC establishment.

[KC_Lion]

Jokes on them, everyone knows Brownback IS a moderate.

Take it from someone is from and lives in Kansas.

Uniparty Ping

[Norm Lenhart]

People that continue to support and make excuses for the GOP are as much our enemy as an open Democrat. And should be treated accordingly.

We are past debating GOPe. box to check on a ballot between them. Support one, get the other. The sooner we accept that reality the better. People that want to keep debating it are protecting the problem. There are two sides. The GOP/Lib side and our side. Binary.

Pick one and go with it folks.

[Norm Lenhart]

Edit

We are past debating GOP/GOPe. There is no box to check on a ballot between them.

[DoughtyOne]

Yep! I’m sick of this “S”.

[GeronL]

and he is too conservative for them? jeesh

[Din Maker]

I hope the Conservatives are mad as hell over this and will take it out on Pat Roberts in the Senate Primary.

[DoodleDawg]

The group criticized the governor’s support for tax cuts and reduced funding for public schools. Republicans may also be turning against the governor over his efforts in 2012 to rid the state legislature of moderate Republicans in favor of more conservative challengers.

A lot of these were probably part of the purge and this is their payback. Problem is that Brownback's plans haven't worked out as well as he'd hoped. Revenues aren't meeting projections, the legislature voted down his plan to meet the court required school funding, the state's credit rating was downgraded, and the more conservative members are introducing bills against fluoride and religious freedom acts. That's causing rumblings in Johnson county which is the most populous and where the more socially moderate Republicans are. They're the ones who elected Dennis Moore five times. They could well go against Brownback this fall.

[DoughtyOne]

I hope they’re mad as hell about it too.