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GOP moderates revolt in Kansas (not exactly "big tent" people are they?)
politico.com ^ | 7/15/14 | Manu Raju

Posted on 07/15/2014 6:48:49 PM PDT by cotton1706

WICHITA, Kan. — Moderate Republicans have been kicked around by the tea party for years in Congress and the states.

Here in Kansas, they’re fighting back.

A moderate GOP uprising is in full swing against Gov. Sam Brownback, the fierce fiscal and social conservative whose policies led to a purge of middle-of-the-road Republicans from the legislature early in his tenure.

In a rare and surprising act of political defiance on Tuesday, more than 100 Republicans, including current and former officeholders, endorsed Brownback’s opponent, statehouse Democratic leader Paul Davis. Polls show the challenger with a surprisingly strong shot at taking out Brownback in November.

Across conservative states in the Great Plains and the South, the last vestiges of Democratic power are at risk of being washed away in the fall elections by the tides of President Barack Obama’s unpopularity. In the Jayhawk State, where Obama was trounced twice and is reviled by conservatives despite his own Kansas roots, Democrats are looking to buck that trend: Davis is presenting himself as part of a proud tradition of centrists from both parties.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: Kansas
KEYWORDS: elections; kansas; romneyagenda; sambrownback; teamromneyvsamerica; teamromneyvsusa
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To: posterchild

Right around when John Brown did his raids on slavers in Missouri.


21 posted on 07/15/2014 7:12:39 PM PDT by aft_lizard
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To: cotton1706

Guess they don’t think they will reap what they sow.


22 posted on 07/15/2014 7:16:30 PM PDT by RginTN
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To: cotton1706; yldstrk; cripplecreek
Jokes on them, everyone knows Brownback IS a moderate.

Sec of State Kris Kobach has done an excellent job of keeping his Amnesty RINO Extraordinaire Butt in line.

23 posted on 07/15/2014 7:16:32 PM PDT by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.- Sarah Palin)
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To: cotton1706
In a rare and surprising act of political defiance on Tuesday, more than 100 Republicans, including current and former officeholders, endorsed Brownback’s opponent, statehouse Democratic leader Paul Davis.

Which is proof that "moderate" Republicans are nothing more than liberals hiding in Republican clothing.

24 posted on 07/15/2014 7:21:58 PM PDT by DakotaGator (Weep for the lost Republic! And keep your powder dry!!)
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To: cotton1706

"Moderates"? I call them "Stealth Democrats". Better to have your enemies on the field of battle in front of you clearly tagged than hiding in the shadows at your back wearing your uniform.


25 posted on 07/15/2014 7:30:23 PM PDT by so_real ( "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.")
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To: posterchild
The University of Kansas sports teams are called the Jayhawks.
26 posted on 07/15/2014 7:33:38 PM PDT by srmorton (Deut. 30 19: "..I have set before you life and death,....therefore, choose life..")
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To: posterchild

Since about 1861.


27 posted on 07/15/2014 7:51:49 PM PDT by Dan in Wichita
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To: posterchild

A great many Kansans certainly don’t call Kansas the `Jayhawk state.’ Jayhawks are a sort of cartoon prairie chicken protected by the government from being consumed by native wildcats.

Years ago, KU (the University of Kansas) came to play in K-State’s Ahearn gym, and some rowdies threw a half-dozen red and blue dyed chickens onto the court.
In that the birds were very excited, and landed almost on top of KU cheerleaders, there was general pandemonium as well as hilarity. And Jack Hartmann’s boys won the day.
It’s the Sunflower state, and it gave us Katherine Sibelius.
Fank you very much, GOP moderates.


28 posted on 07/15/2014 7:57:49 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: cotton1706
I had to laugh at the headline. I'm surprised to read that the "moderates" even know how to revolt. Too bad they never do this when Democrats are bending them over for the umpteenth time; they seem to only know how to stab conservatives in the back.
29 posted on 07/15/2014 7:58:41 PM PDT by Major Matt Mason ("Journalism is dead. All news is suspect." - Noamie)
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To: so_real
"Moderates"? I call them "Stealth Democrats".

With each passing day, the cloaking device seems to be getting weaker. My honest feeling at this time is that the GOP is nothing but a sham party run by quasi-Democrats to keep conservatives from getting any power in D.C. I know people say a third party isn't a choice, but I'm not sure there is another alternative since the elitist GOPe will never allow conservatives to run the party (and therefore set the agenda).

30 posted on 07/15/2014 8:04:20 PM PDT by Major Matt Mason ("Journalism is dead. All news is suspect." - Noamie)
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To: cotton1706

The fact that former Congress woman Jan Meyers (Rino-JO County) is part of the revolt tells you everything you need to know.


31 posted on 07/15/2014 8:09:23 PM PDT by HapaxLegamenon
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To: cotton1706

This is exactly how the United States got stuck with Harry Reid.

RINOs did it.


32 posted on 07/15/2014 8:11:55 PM PDT by Dogbert41 (Up yours IRS!)
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To: cotton1706

Party unity, and all that jive.


33 posted on 07/15/2014 8:19:01 PM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: cotton1706

See you conservatives snobs, this is why Romney lost! Oh, wait . . .


34 posted on 07/15/2014 8:39:25 PM PDT by mykroar (This is an insult to the nation's intelligence and these days, that isn't easy.)
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To: cotton1706

“Tuesday, more than 100 Republicans, including current and former officeholders, endorsed Brownback’s opponent, statehouse Democratic leader Paul Davis”

Proving what we have been saying for years...moderates cant be counted on...they are democrats who want to hold office in republican districts.


35 posted on 07/15/2014 10:55:33 PM PDT by Crim (Palin / West '16)
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To: cotton1706

Herd of Rinos.


36 posted on 07/15/2014 11:20:13 PM PDT by lacrew
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To: Timber Rattler
Party unity, and all that jive.

Party unity in Kansas has been dying for decades. The purge of the moderates in the last two election cycles killed it completely.

37 posted on 07/16/2014 6:20:24 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: HapaxLegamenon
The fact that former Congress woman Jan Meyers (Rino-JO County) is part of the revolt tells you everything you need to know.

I bet most of 'em are from Johnson County. If you're looking for leftists in Kansas, that's where they'll be found.

38 posted on 07/16/2014 6:34:24 AM PDT by uglybiker (nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-BATMAN!)
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