Elections 2014

National Republican Senatorial Committee not giving up on Roberts; clown flap

A strategist for the National Republican Senatorial Committee on Saturday posted a comment on Twitter that might be ominous for Sen. Pat Roberts. "no Senator under 45 in RCP average heading into Elex Day has ever been re-elected," [wrote Brad Dayspring][1], who is also a former staffer to ...

Latest Senate poll shows Orman up by 5 points over Roberts

A new poll in the U.S. Senate race in Kansas puts independent candidate Greg Orman up by five points, 49-44 percent, over Republican Sen. Pat Roberts. The [survey by Rasmussen Reports][1], an independent firm whose sampling method tends to favor Republicans, shows Orman getting support from ...

2nd District race tightens; Roberts threatens shutdown over Gitmo

**Dem. poll: Jenkins leads by single digits** An internal poll for Democrat Margie Wakefield suggests her race against Rep. Lynn Jenkins in the 2nd Congressional District may be tightening. The poll, which was provided to the Journal-World from someone not affiliated with either campaign, ...

Orman spokesman reassigned over Gitmo flap

A spokesman for independent candidate Greg Orman's U.S. Senate campaign has been "reassigned" after posting a [comment on Twitter][1] referring to Sen. Pat Roberts and other Senate Republicans as "bedwetters." Sam Edelen, who had been part of Orman's communications team since early in the ...

Poll shows races tightening in Kansas

A new poll out Monday by the Democratic firm [Public Policy Polling][1] shows the races for governor and U.S. Senate in Kansas getting tighter. Based on a survey, 1,081 likely voters conducted over the weekend, the governor's race between Republican Sam Brownback and his Democratic ...