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Moran Slightly Widens Lead Over Tiahrt in Race for Kansas GOP Senate Nod
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyRep. Jerry Moran is leading Rep. Todd Tiahrt for the GOP nomination to succeed Kansas Republican Sen. Sam Brownback, besting him 40 percent to 33 percent with 27 percent undecided, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted Jan. 29-31. The margin of error is 4.4 points. Brownback is running for governor. SurveyUSA says that's a modest bump upwards for Moran since its last poll. The two run evenly among conservatives (62 percent of the sample), but Moran has a 47 percent to 25 percent advantage among moderates, who make up 29 percent of the sample. Twenty-nine percent of moderates are ...
Race for the Republican Senate Nod in Kansas Is Close
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe race for the Republican nod in Kansas to succeed retiring Sen. Sam Brownback is knotted up, with seven-term Rep. Jerry Moran leading eight-term Rep. Todd Tiahrt 37 percent to 34 percent with 29 percent undecided, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted Dec. 4-6. The margin of error is 4.6 points. Brownback is not running because he is honoring a pledge not to serve more than two terms. Moran's biggest edge is among self-described moderates (30 percent of the sample) where he leads 46 percent to 25 percent with 29 percent undecided. Tiahrt leads 40 percent to 33 percent among ...
Moran the Favorite in Kansas for GOP Senate Nomination
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyRep. Jerry Moran is leading Rep. Todd Tiahrt by 43 percent to 27 percent with 30 percent undecided in a GOP primary match-up in the race for the Senate seat being vacated by two-term Republican Sam Brownback who is running for governor, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted Oct. 2-4. ...
'The New Gang of 14'
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyEarlier I told you about certain Democratic members of Congress who are staying as far away from Barack Obama as possible this election season. Well on the other side of the aisle there are a number of Republicans who won't be getting behind John McCain's candidacy. They've been dubbed the "new gang of 14," a reference to the group of lawmakers, including McCain, who broke with conservatives on President Bush's judicial nominations. Not surprisingly, most of them lean sharply right and aren't thrilled with McCain's stances on issues like campaign finance reform, immigration, taxes, etc. One ...
A Mother of a Vote
By Jay Allbritton - Politics DailyThe Washington Post's Dana Milbank reports that on Wednesday a majority of House Republicans voted "against motherhood." Actually, they voted against a resolution "celebrating the role of mothers in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of Mother's Day." After the resolution passed unanimously, Republican Representative Todd Tiahrt of Kansas stood up and said, "Mr. Speaker, I move to reconsider the vote." The House re-voted and this time 178 Republicans voted against the resolution. Milbank lampooned the move, writing, "Republicans are now confronted with a John Kerry-esque ...
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