Daily Archives: Oct. 14, 2010

Kansas GOP poised for a clean sweep

Oct. 14, 201011:33 a.m.

elephantRepublican candidates lead all statewide races, according to the latest SurveyUSA poll sponsored by KWCH, Channel 12. In the gubernatorial race, Sam Brownback leads Democrat Tom Holland 60 to 32 percent. In the secretary of state race, Kris Kobach is ahead of Chris Biggs 53 to 35 percent. Ron Estes has 55 percent support in the treasurer contest, while Dennis McKinney has 39 percent. The only race that is somewhat close in the poll is attorney general, where Derek Schmidt leads Steve Six 48 to 40 percent.

By Phillip Brownlee | Filed under Kansas government | Comments

Kobach’s bad analogy

Oct. 14, 20106:02 a.m.

kobachGOP secretary of state candidate Kris Kobach claims that saying voter fraud is not a significant problem in Kansas — which all the evidence supports — is like saying, as he put it in a debate last weekend, “Well, I live in a neighborhood, and we haven’t had any thefts for the past five years, so, you know what? It’s not a problem. I’m going to leave my doors unlocked at night. I’m going to leave the car in the driveway and leave the keys in the car.” No, it’s not like that. The state’s election system has safeguards that work well. Its doors aren’t unlocked. But to continue with the analogy, Kobach is like a door-to-door salesman trying to scare people with made-up tales of crime in order to sell them a home-security system they don’t need.

By Phillip Brownlee | Filed under Kansas government, Voting | Comments

Open thread 10/14

Oct. 14, 20106:01 a.m.

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By Rhonda Holman | Filed under Open thread | Comments

Late-night laughs

Oct. 14, 20106:00 a.m.

happymoon“It’s now reported that the economy lost 95,000 jobs in September. And that’s just people leaving the White House.” — Jay Leno
President Obama “and Vice President Biden were at a rally in Philadelphia” where “somebody threw a book” at Obama. President Bush “got a shoe thrown at him. Obama got a book. I think we’re making progress.” — Jimmy Kimmel

By Rhonda Holman | Filed under Late-night laughs | Comments