With Kansas’ gubernatorial primary less than a year away, the Republicans still lack a marquee candidate who could guarantee that Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is a one-termer. Human Events Online says the name of Gen. Richard Myers, outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a proud Kansas State University graduate, came up during a Wichita meeting last week at which nine GOP donors also tried (unsuccessfully) to persuade Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., to run for governor. That was before, however, Myers became one of the Bush administration officials playing post-Katrina defense. Of the military response, Myers said Tuesday: “Not only was there no delay. I think we anticipated in most cases — not in all cases, but in most cases — the support that was required. And we were pushing support before we were formally asked for it.”
Meanwhile, failed 3rd District congressional challenger Kris Kobach told Harris News Service that he’s doing polling to test the waters for a gubernatorial run. “Some people think I would be the strongest candidate,” said Kobach, who teaches constitutional law at the University of Missouri at Kansas City and spearheaded the recent (unsuccessful) challenge to the in-state tuition law for undocumented immigrants. Current and former Kansas House Speakers Doug Mays and Robin Jennison are in; so are lesser-known candidates Dennis Hawver and Richard Rodewald. Lots of candidates still doesn’t guarantee one winner, though.
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That’s a shocker! If Myers does run, Sebelius will get smoked!
But Myers has to be pretty ambitious to run for governor, I mean, it is a good stepping stone for Presidency.
Myers is going to “smoke” Sebelius? I guess if we can train him to bash gays, denegrate women, carve up education, and make the state look silly, Republicans will vote for him in droves.
You are right XXX. He would have a hard time making through the Primaries.
But head for head in a general election, Sebelius will lose.
It always amazes me when a Democrat gets elected in Kansas. I’ve never heard of Myers.
Most people do not know who most players are. Hardly anybody heard of Sebelius before she ran for governor. Nobody even knew who Bill Clinton was until he won the Primaries in New Hampshire, which surprised people. Nobody knew Carter the same way.
Nobody really knows who anybody is, most of the time. Including myself. I know who Myers is, but Robin Jennison, Dennis Hawver and Richard Rodewald? I have no idea!
I thought that Phill Kline was going to make a move to the center to prepare for a run for governor, but that does not seem to be happening. So, does that mean his recent actions (going after abortion providers, etc.) indicate he has no interest in the job, or does it mean that his strategy is the opposite of what I predicted. I don’t see a Republican with more name recognition than Kline anywhere around. It may be interesting.
Kline is enough of a political animal to know that with his, well, reputation, he’s much better off waiting 4 years and going after an open Gov seat than trying to unseat an incumbent Gov which is much more difficult. It’s a shrewd play, assuming an R doesn’t knock off Kathleen. For me, the story is not so much Myers, but that the money guys in the R party don’t see anyone in the current lineup likely to beat Kathleen…so they’re on the lookout.
PS-Often times I think the money guys are wrong, this time I think they’re right.
Jimmy,In spite of yourself, you give me hope for the Republican party in Kansas. We will see how it plays out.
YEP,just what we need, 3 more years of Dubbya and his military toady as a governor.