Moore wants more

Six-term Rep. Dennis Moore, D-Lenexa, has ended rumors about his future by telling the Kansas City Star, “I do intend to run again.” Speculation to the contrary may have emanated from the National Journal’s Hotline blog, which last week cited unnamed sources close to the congressman. That left many to wonder whether Moore was among those eyeing Sam Brownback’s Senate seat, which is opening up in 2010.

10 Comments

  1. JWink
    Posted December 11, 2008 at 6:09 am | Permalink

    Which is it? Is Kansas congressman Dennis Moore going to run for his own congressional position OR is he going to run for the Kansas Senator’s position that Brownback is reputed to be vacating?

    Frankly I hope we don’t see an epic battle between Moore and Jerry Moran which would loose one for Kansas.

  2. Regular
    Posted December 11, 2008 at 7:29 am | Permalink

    I predict eye gouging and gonad kicking for Brownback’s vacated Senate position.

  3. lindainks55
    Posted December 11, 2008 at 8:09 am | Permalink

    I’m still predicting Brownback won’t vacate his seat.

  4. TomPaine
    Posted December 11, 2008 at 8:43 am | Permalink

    Jwink, with the Gov not taking a cabinet postion that increases the likleyhhod that she will run for the Senate so Moran most likely bowed out to avoid a primary fight. I wonder if Moran will do the same for Tiahrt. And if Tiahrt runs for the Senate how many people will run for his seat?

  5. TomPaine
    Posted December 11, 2008 at 8:51 am | Permalink

    Doesn’t Dennis Moore kind of look like Bill O’Riley?

  6. Howserfan
    Posted December 11, 2008 at 9:54 am | Permalink

    Brownback always keeps his word. You might disagree with him, but he always keeps his word.

    He said he’d limit himself to two terms and he will.

  7. Cynical
    Posted December 11, 2008 at 10:42 am | Permalink

    Moore is a political hack and needs to go away; he is for sale to the highest bidder

  8. Chrisfrommactown
    Posted December 11, 2008 at 9:07 pm | Permalink

    Moore would not play well outside the Third Congressional District. In a state wide election, he would do alright in the KC area, but west of Lawrence he couldn’t get arrested.

  9. JWink
    Posted December 15, 2008 at 11:57 am | Permalink

    Chris/Mactown: I think you forget or don’t know that Dennis Moore is from Wichita and his dad was a well respected Sedgwick County prosecutor. I imagine Dennis Moore could be elected to any position in Wichita that he would want.

    People in Johnson County apparently respected him highly as Johnson County Prosecutor/District Attorney because they keep re-electing him to the U.S. Congress.

    Incidentally, I wish someone would explain the difference in the Prosecutor and D.A. titles. Are they interchangable?

  10. TomPaine
    Posted December 15, 2008 at 12:31 pm | Permalink

    D.A is elected and a prosecutor isn’t?