Keyes (AP)
Anderson
Those who want to see former ambassador and presidential candidate Alan Keyes — in Kansas to campaign for congressional candidate Jim Anderson — will have plenty of opportunity.
The campaign is bringing in Keyes to try to drum up support for Anderson, a small-business owner who is running in a five-candidate Republican primary for the 4th Congressional District seat being vacated by Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard.
The other candidates are businessmen Mike Pompeo and Wink Hartman; and state Sens. Jean Schodorf and Dick Kelsey.
Keyes, a Reagan Administration diplomat known for his conservatism and repeated candidacies for the Senate and the presidency, is scheduled to make the following appearances on behalf of Anderson’s campaign:
Saturday
Noon — Kansans for Liberty luncheon, Mike’s Steakhouse, 2131 S. Broadway, Wichita.
6-6:45 p.m. — Pre-speech VIP reception at the Beech Activity Center 9710 E. Central Ave., Wichita.
7:15 p.m.- Evening program with speech by Keyes begins, Beech Activity Center.
Sunday
1:30-3:30 p.m. — Meet and greet in Coffeyville; Sleep Inn & Suites, 202 W. 11th.
5-6 p.m. — Independence Christmas Parade.
Monday
11 a.m. — Meet and greet in Kingman, Livingston Family Center, 1830 N. Main St.
6 p.m. — Private reception before fundraiser dinner, Larkspur restaurant 904 E. Douglas Ave.
7-9 p.m.– Dinner and program, Larkspur.
Ticket prices vary by event. For more information, call 636-9300.
3 Comments
“You will know them by the company they keep”–and it speaks volumes about Anderson that he has yoked himself to a fantasist and national embarrassment like Alan Keyes.
Look for Anderson to run as an Independant next Fall. He knows he will not win in a Republican primary.
“Look for Anderson to run as an Independant next Fall.”
That would turn this race into another New York 23.
After the horror that was Todd, we could be in for a win-win race (or the closest thing possible) if it ended up being Schodorf versus Goyle.
Pompeo, Hartman, and Anderson would be more of the same (don’t claim to know much about Kelsey), and probably worse (sort of like Tiahrt the Freshman congresscritter, who was truly an embarrassment).