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Physician Marshall ousts US Rep. Huelskamp in Kansas primary
AP ^ | August 2, 2016

Posted on 08/03/2016 1:31:18 AM PDT by SMGFan

A doctor backed by agriculture and business groups ousted U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp Tuesday in a Kansas Republican primary race that focused on the tea party-backed incumbent's battles with GOP leaders and criticism that he was too cantankerous to be effective.

Great Bend obstetrician Roger Marshall won the tough contest against Huelskamp in the 1st District, which spans western and much of central Kansas.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: Kansas
KEYWORDS: freedumbcaucus; gope; huelskamp; paulryno; statistwin
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To: kabar

The one that really matters, of course, is the Ryan primary. Though I wonder if Reince is gearing up to use a loss as an excuse to take retaliatory action against Trump.


61 posted on 08/03/2016 6:28:53 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: be-baw

That appears to be the case, but, as I recall, Huelskamp was a member of the #NEVERTRUMP crowd, which isn’t mentioned n the AP article. While I think his defeat is primarily due to opposition and funding from the R side of the uniparty, I’d like to think that his opposition to Trump was a contributing factor.

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/08/nevertrump-ks-lawmaker-loses-primary-pro-trump-upstart/


62 posted on 08/03/2016 6:32:04 AM PDT by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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To: SMGFan

Lesson of the day: Don’t stand for limited government principles. Vote and support the establishment, and the organizations that bankroll the establishment.


63 posted on 08/03/2016 6:34:55 AM PDT by farmer matt
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To: SMGFan

Huelskamp was ok. He was one of those sanctimonious “Trump is too vulgar I don’t know if I can vote for him guys”. Its good to see a lawyer replaced by a Dr. And Dr. Marshall is just as conservative as Huelskamp on all the issues that matter and has been far more supportive of Trump’s agenda. 3 terms(18 years) is enough for any elected politician. The club4Growth of trade deficits and outsourcing supported him. The local chamber supported Marshall. The real irony is both Cruz and Ryan screwed Huelskamp. Cruz and Huelskamp had endorsed each other but Cruz went on to hire two firms that were actively trying to defeat Huelskamp. The real issue that killed Huelskamp was getting tossed of the Ag committee. Paul Ryan refused to put him back on after he voted with Pelosi against the farm bill.


64 posted on 08/03/2016 6:35:22 AM PDT by Maelstorm (Free is just another word for someone else has to pay.)
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To: 9YearLurker

I doubt Ryan will lose, but a strong challenge will still send a message. Priebus and the GOPe won’t like that at all.


65 posted on 08/03/2016 6:52:34 AM PDT by kabar
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To: kabar

We have five more days to hope anyway.


66 posted on 08/03/2016 6:54:49 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Impy
This didn’t have a damn thing to do with Trump, the GOPE took out a hit on a conservative congressman.

This is what I was thinking. After Mitch McConnell and the GOPe ran racist attack ads against Chris McDaniel in Mississippi, we should have all been on notice that the war is on.

Establishment winning is a bad thing. A Very bad thing. These are the same people who have been making deals with Democrats to keep their big money party going in Washington D.C.

We need a shakeup, not more elite crony government.

67 posted on 08/03/2016 7:01:52 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: kabar

I agree and a razor thin victory should sober Ryan up fast.


68 posted on 08/03/2016 7:07:12 AM PDT by DarthVader (Politicians govern out of self interest, Statesmen govern for a Vision greater than themselves)
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To: Utmost Certainty

Bob Dole didn’t have an electric can opener, damn it!


69 posted on 08/03/2016 7:27:33 AM PDT by VerySadAmerican ("...if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it..." Acts 5:39)
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To: FR_addict
"Get things done" = vast increases in government spending.

Huelskamp took heavy fire from the farm bureau and other groups for his votes against a farm bill that would have provided staples like crop insurance to farmers in his district. He said he did so because the legislation spent far more on food stamps than agricultural programs.

A vote for Marshall was a vote for food stamps.

70 posted on 08/03/2016 9:06:37 AM PDT by denydenydeny ("World History is not full of good governments, or of good voters either "--P.J. O'Rourke)
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To: Impy

You don’t know what was in the voters minds. One thing we do know is that many, MANY conservatives rejected the neverTrump idea that we could survive four years of Hillary after eight years of Obama. You’d have to be a cave hermit not to know the neverTrumpers, by the end, had gotten on conservatives’ last nerve.


71 posted on 08/03/2016 9:29:13 AM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: spintreebob
Erickson has his Red State convention in Colorado next week. Glenn, the R primary winner for Senate is a Cruz man who enthusiastically supports Trump. Glenn desperately wants Colorado to unite around both Trump and him.

We’ll see if Erickson is purist or compromising or scorched earth next week. So far, his strategy has seemed to be to take down as many with him as he goes down.

Huelskamp sounded just like Erickson in that Fox News piece.

Mike Pence is also a Cruz man who enthusiastically supports Trump. There is a middle ground to be observed. Cruz likely doesn't forgive Pence for his "soft" endorsement, but Pence found the middle position and knew it was the sweet spot for this election.

The #nevercompromiseonanything crowd kills getting anything done. Compromises have to be struck to get things done. That is a maxim in our political system. For example, a bill banning partial birth abortion is a compromise bill that gets something done and points out the issue regarding the whole.

I can only hope that Erickson would reconsider his ways, but then again, pride goeth before destruction.

72 posted on 08/03/2016 9:58:09 AM PDT by Religion and Politics (Let's get Trump to turn the Presidential persona on for a test ride from now to January.)
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To: spintreebob

I can’t really pay attention to Red State now, it means Erickson to me. A lot of folks feel like me so maybe they should vote in new leadership.

That said, it will be interesting to see what happens in Colorado. The Democrat Media says Hillary has CO locked down. They all lie, so I’m hoping that is not so.


73 posted on 08/03/2016 10:01:29 AM PDT by citizen (Sanctuary cities: Illegals move in for free stuff, residents move out b/c they can't pay the taxes.)
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To: spintreebob

I can’t really pay attention to Red State now, it means Erickson to me. A lot of folks feel like me so maybe they should vote in new leadership.

That said, it will be interesting to see what happens in Colorado. The Democrat Media says Hillary has CO locked down. They all lie, so I’m hoping that is not so.


74 posted on 08/03/2016 10:01:29 AM PDT by citizen (Sanctuary cities: Illegals move in for free stuff, residents move out b/c they can't pay the taxes.)
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To: Utmost Certainty

Bob Dole talked in third person all the time, and Jayhawkers approved.


75 posted on 08/03/2016 10:02:10 AM PDT by Theodore R. (Trump-Pence and Paul Nehlen 2016)
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To: mosesdapoet

Huelskamp had disappointed many liberal farmers because he had not bought into welfare for them at the drop of a hat.


76 posted on 08/03/2016 10:05:24 AM PDT by bugman
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To: Cboldt
Erickson is blaming Huelskamp for losing because he was not hard enough against Trump. mmmkay
77 posted on 08/03/2016 11:53:01 AM PDT by Company Man (T R U M P - P E N C E 2 0 1 6)
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To: Lazamataz

Marshall was supported by the pro-open borders U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Huelskamp was the pro-border law enforcement/anti-amnesty candidate in this race! Marshall was the GOP-e’s candidate, and Huelskamp was targeted for daring to stand against the Boehner/Obama agenda.


78 posted on 08/03/2016 11:00:26 PM PDT by KansasGirl (Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." Thomas Paine)
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To: Maelstorm

[The local chamber supported Marshall.]

The U.S. Chamber if Commerce supported Marshall. The KS Chamber of Commerce supported Huelskamp.


79 posted on 08/03/2016 11:06:14 PM PDT by KansasGirl (Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." Thomas Paine)
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To: MIA_eccl1212

This is a Ted Cruz guy, who alienated both Trump supporters and the DC structure of the party alike. I’m wondering if Cruz is headed the same way himself.


80 posted on 08/04/2016 3:43:49 AM PDT by babble-on
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