[Fai Mao]

“That would not only be funny, it would be impossible. Senator Pat Roberts, the Republican incumbent, is already opposed by an Independent candidate, Greg Orman who is ahead of Roberts in the polls, and a Libertarian candidate who is along for the free ice cream.”

But it would be possible to remove the democrat and not replace him on the ballot leaving the race to the Republican and Independent.

That would be really fun

[kabar]

The “independent” is a Democrat who will caucus with Harry Reid if elected.

[Ingtar]

But it would be possible to remove the democrat and not replace him on the ballot leaving the race to the Republican and Independent.

Actually, the same law that spells out the removal options specifies that he must be replaced if removed.

[Kansas58]

PLEASE do your homework.
the Independent, ORMAN, is AHEAD (And he is really a Democrat in disguise)

[kevkrom]

But it would be possible to remove the democrat and not replace him on the ballot leaving the race to the Republican and Independent. That would be really fun

That's what the Democrats want in this case. They're running a Democrat as an "independent" and want to ditch their own official candidate - in violation of statute - so that the non-vandidate candidate doesn't draw votes away from their "independent" candidate.