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Kansas’ Senate Race: The Age of Immoderation

August 5th, 2010
TODD TIAHRT and Jerry Moran are both congressmen from Kansas. They both hate big government. Each is anti-abortion and pro-gun. Mr Tiahrt (pictured) has the support of Sarah Palin, tea-party heroine. Mr Moran has the support of South Carolina senator Jim DeMint, tea-party hero. These men were the alternatives, such as they were, in Kansas’s Republican Senate primary on August 3rd. It was one of the year’s ugliest contests.

Hays Daily News: Moran Meets with Supporters for Morning Rally

August 3rd, 2010
After two years of campaigning, it all boils down to today. Senate hopeful Rep. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and his family got an early start on primary election day festivities, hosting a 7 a.m. “victory rally” at his Hays campaign quarters. A crowd gathered to hear from their hometown candidate and to offer well-wishes for a [...]

Haskell County Monitor-Chief Endorses Moran for Senate

July 28th, 2010
Rolf Yungclas, editor of the Haskell County Monitor-Chief, recently gave his endorsement to Jerry Moran in the race for U.S. Senate in the upcoming primary election: “As the primary election nears,Β the attacks from Todd Tiahrt’s campaign get more vicious as they dig and dig, trying to distort Moran’s record as a Congressman.Β Jerry Moran has always [...]

Washington County News Endorses Moran

July 27th, 2010
Moran for Senate There is a reason Congressman Jerry Moran is the most popularly re-elected Congressman in the nation – he represents his constituents well because he is one of us. As our first district congressman since 1997, Moran has made a point to be close and connected to the people of Kansas he represents. [...]

Wichita Eagle: Endorsements: U.S. Senate and House, Kansas governor

July 25th, 2010
The following are The Eagle editorial board’s recommendations for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and Kansas governor. We offer these recommendations as information to consider as you make up your own minds about the candidates. Your vote in the Aug. 3 primary is the endorsement that counts. U.S. Senate Republican primary It was difficult to pick [...]

National Journal Hotline: Tricky Todd

July 22nd, 2010
More than 1K Kansans received an automated telephone call 7/21 “that began with innocuous questions about policy issues and partisan affiliation before stepping into declarative inquiries about abortion and gay marriage framed to build support for Tiahrt and undermine enthusiasm for Moran.” The Moran camp “labeled the calls a ‘push poll.’” Tiahrt’s camp “didn’t disavow [...]