Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., will speak at the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas at the end of this month, the Lawrence Journal-World reported. The institute hopes to attract more 2008 presidential hopefuls as part of its “Contenders” lecture series.
But institute director Bill Lacy seemed uncertain that Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., would accept a formal invitation — which has yet to be offered — to speak in his home state.
“Given his strength in Kansas, it may not be as attractive to him as it would to some others,” Lacy said.
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There is a God!
It’s a liberal audience there. Not much for Republicans to be there.
Yep, wouldn’t want the home folks to really know what he thinks.
So let me get this straight…If Brownback ran for president, he would have Kansas in the bag, so to speak. This means he doesn’t have to do any campaigning here whatsoever.I think this should piss off all voters in established Red or Blue states. We just don’t matter to the candidates!The electoral college needs to be thrown out. We need to go to a true “every vote counts” system. These guys should have to work to get their job.
Janabanana, hear hear. More democracy, not less.
The problem in throwing out the electoral college is then Kansas and other less populated states would have less influence rather than more. All the campaigning would be done on the coasts and most populated states.
Nobody cares if they only campaign on the coasts. There is this modern marvel of mass media. We will get their message, believe me, we’ll be sick of their message.
Do away with the stupid electoral system NOW!The feds are not honoring states’ rights anyway.
ONE VOTE SHOULD EQUAL ONE VOTE!
We need less Democracy! I don’t want to live in a country that is dominated by mob rule.
TRACY,
Totally. 3 out of the 4 states I’ve lived in were totally irrelevant to Presidential electoral politics. The fourth, California, is nearly irrelevant because its primary is so late in the season. What kind of sense does it make for the largest state to have less say in the nomination process than New Hampshire?
As for the prospect of ‘mob rule,’ Joe Williams seems to prefer the present situation of living under an oligarchy. If the choice is between the common good sought by the mob and the narrow good sought by the rich and their cronies, I’ll take the common good every time.
There isn’t more or less democracy. It either is or isn’t democracy. Right now, with the electoral college, there isn’t a democracy.That is why, last year, Republicans kept touting that we live in a Republic, not a Democracy.
Brownback doesn’t have my vote. He and the Capper family bought him his Senate seat; not sure even they have enough money to buy the presidency. At least not like the Bushes and their oil field cronies.Speaking of cronies…
DD says “all the campaigning would be done [in the big population centers].”
You mean like it is NOW?
The chattering classes exoriate voters for not turning out to vote, but in a state like Kansas, which would vote for Beelzebub if he ran on the Republican ticket, why bother?
Hey Joe, I hear Venezuala is a real nice place if you want a change. Or maybe El Salvador?
Hey Tracy! We don’t live in a direct democracy. Nor should we!
If you like direct democracy, vote for TABOR, liberals.