Impossible becomes real in the worst way

Illegal elected officials? It's this bad?

Governor Series: KS - Derek Schmidt

How does Kansas even consider a Democrat for governor?  There hasn't been a lot of polling I've seen for this state but where there has been, the incumbent Democrat has a 2 to 3 point lead. Derek Schmidt would be a solid governor for Kansas.

Midterms Matter: For Kansas 2nd District, please support Steve Watkins for Congress

Yet another tight race for Congress, in Kansas Steve Watkins is another remarkable candidate who needs your support.

Steve Watkins’s remarkable life and career have been characterized by integrity, courage, leadership and selfless service. He has led soldiers in war, fought wasteful government spending, and managed engineering projects in some of the world’s most harsh environments.

His views are pro-Kansas, pro-jobs, pro-growth, anti-government-waste, in defense of liberty, and very much pro delivering real results.

His opponent is not as upstanding. He's used trickery and deliberate opportunistic misdirection to further his political career.  He exhibits all the hallmarks of a careerist politician who is interested in getting to Washington to get his share of wealth from the swamp.

That's not what anyone in Kansas or America deserves in the Capitol.  But he has been able to take a small lead in the polling and every vote is going to matter. This is no time to be complacent.  Please support his efforts; volunteer, donate or at least check out his positions on his website.  And by all means - vote.

Thank you.

Midterms Matter: For Kansas 3rd District, please support Kevin Yoder for Congress

Kevin Yoder has represented Kansas well, by fighting for fiscally responsible government and more.  In a tight race, his proven track record should matter to voters:

On January 5, 2011, Kevin was sworn in to serve his first term as part of the 112th Congress. During his tenure in Congress, he has served on the House Appropriations Committee, which is responsible for allocating federal spending. Since taking office, he has consistently focused on balancing the federal budget, reducing the national debt and supporting policies that stimulate private sector job growth. He now serves as Chairman of the influential Homeland Security Subcommittee, responsible for making sure our taxpayer dollars go towards keeping America safe. He previously served as the Chairman of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee, responsible for keeping congressional budgets tighter and smaller than what they were under Speaker Nancy Pelosi before Republicans won the House majority in 2010.

In addition to authoring the bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, Kevin has authored the legislation that bans congressional pay increases. He's also authored the Email Privacy Act, legislation that requires the government to get a warrant before searching your emails or text messages, which has twice passed the House of Representatives unanimously. He's also the lead sponsor of the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act and the Promoting Affordable Childcare for Everyone Act, two bills with broad bipartisan support.

He may be a vanilla guy, but he's the type of politician who works hard to  serve his constituents rather than becoming part of the swamp that is Washington D.C. politics.

His opponent meanwhile is surprisingly radical to be considered a real contender in this race. Nevertheless she seems to have a small lead in the polls.  This despite some frightening policy positions:

Kevin Yoder needs you to vote.   Please support his efforts; volunteer, donate or at least check out his positions on his website.  And by all means - vote.

Thank you.

In case you missed it Kansas still supports Trump

Democrats claimed the special election in Kansas to replace Trump CIA Director Mike Pompeo's seat in Congress would be proof that president Trump was not a legitimate president.  They fully expected Democrat James Thompson would beat Republican Ron Estes. Except he didn't.  Estes won.  Now the narrative has changed to "he only won by 7 in a district Trump carried by 27 points.  So Trump is not a legitimate president."  Or something like that.

Here are the problems with that 'storyline':

(1) Estes still won. After a constant drumbeat of everything Trump does is wrong in the media, a Republican won the race. He won by less than Trump did and less than the district would indicate, but that is a temporal anomaly so long as president Trump continues to deliver on his promises.  Success speaks louder than rhetoric.

(2) Trump is still president.  Has not changed.

(3) Estes was running, and James Thompson was running - president Trump was not running. Are we entirely discounting the qualities of either nominee as factors in the race? As Hot Air's Ed Morrissey points out, Governor Sam Brownback was likely more of a factor than president Trump.

(4) Because this was a special election, it's akin to an off presidential year congressional election, but moreso because it isn't even a regular election cycle vote.  The party in power does not do well in those cycles (see Obama 2010, Obama 2014, Bush 2006 foo recent evidence).  Republicans did not turn out with the same urgency as if Obama were still president.

No, I'll take this as a win for Trump and a win for the GOP.  Take your liberal spin elsewhere because it's not selling.

Kansas: Good news for Roberts

After a Democrat switcheroo in Kansas, Pat Roberts is making a comeback against nominally independent Greg Orman.

It's been quite a turnaround. Just three weeks ago, some polls showed Roberts trailing by double digits, and it looked as if Democratic candidate Chad Taylor's decision to drop out of the race would hand Orman the seat.

But while Roberts scrambled the GOP jets to meet the challenge, Orman took the opposite approach, largely shunning the press and staying out of the spotlight.

The polls are now virtually tied.

Combined with a rejuvenated and revamped Roberts campaign, it's clear the Republican has the momentum heading into the final two weeks of the race...

Orman has been hammered by revelations he sat on the board of a private-equity firm founded by Rajat Gupta, who was convicted in 2012 on charges of insider trading, and by ties to a group of big-spending donors trying to elect him to the Senate. Voters once viewed him by a widely favorable margin. But in the Remington poll, Orman's favorability rating is down to 43%. And the number of voters who view him unfavorably is up to 40%.

Momentum is an important thing and both Roberts and Orman have momentum.  The difference is that Orman's momentum is all in the wrong direction, 

Kansas: Greg Orman's shady connection

Greg Orman is not trustworthy.


Kansas doesn't need this.

Kansas: Support Pat Roberts

Kansas could tip the balance of the Senate for the next couple of years.  The Democrats refuse to field a candidate and have been actively wooing the Independent in the race, given the probability that he will caucus with Democrats if elected.  But Kansas needs a man like Roberts in Washington, and Roberts needs your support if recent polling is to be believed.

Why support Roberts?  Will he really stick up for the citizens of Kansas?  Yes.  He has a record of doing so:

But it's about more than that. A lot more:



To find out more, go here. And by all means when the time comes, vote.

Romney fever is not back, it was never here.

The Republican vote split - is it simply geographic?

With a win in a week-long process that finished up yesterday, Mitt Romney is back in the win column. It was predictable, as was the whole Romney-is-back-in-the-game meme in the mainstream media and the mainstream conservative media.  Romney is back, and the Santorum roll is over. But just as it was too soon to say that Romney had lost all momentum, it's too soon to say he's regained it.  No one has really had a ton of it and it is still early in the race. Maine changes nothing.