Topeka ? Things are going slow for the Kansas Democratic Party, but recruiting candidates on craigslist?

There on the internet classified site is a listing seeking Democrats to run for the open U.S. Senate seat in Kansas in 2010.

“The successful candidate will work for the constituents of Kansas and the entire United States of America and its territories,” the ad starts. No phone calls, please.

But Andrea White, a spokeswoman for the state Democratic Party, said Thursday that the ad wasn’t generated by the party.

“We didn’t post it,” White said. “Someone has a sense of humor, and we are certainly not recruiting on craigslist for candidates.”

So far, however, no Democrats have jumped into the race.

“I’m sure that we will have candidates, and when they choose to announce, they will do so,” she said.

The Democratic candidate, whoever it is, will face a well-financed Republican foe in the winner of the GOP primary between U.S. Reps. Jerry Moran and Todd Tiahrt.

The seat is being vacated by a Republican, U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback who is running for governor. A Democrat hasn’t been elected to the U.S. Senate from Kansas since 1932.

Here’s how the craigslist ad reads:

Reply to: job-rz4gs-1214487425@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

Date: 2009-06-10, 9:00AM CDT

The successful candidate will work for the constituents of Kansas and the entire United States of America and its territories. Successful candidate will provide reasonable speeches to constituents about plans for the future and be aware of up coming legislation and provide common sense interpretations of such laws and proposals and the long term ramifications possible passage. The wining candidate will attend proceedings of the United States Senate and its committees, as well as meet with of the U.S. Senate Representatives, elected councils and other governmental organizations.

Additional duties of the successful senator, includes but are not limited to:

The monitoring and analysis of pending legislation, public policy initiatives and new policies as required.

Giving speeches in every town and city in the state of Kansas where attendance is projected to be over 50 voters or more.

Provide analyst of the opposition’s philosophy and why their thoughts are or maybe flawed.

Provide access for interviews to talk show host throughout Kansas and the nation.

Candidate must be a consummate fund raiser.

Please Call The Kansas Democratic Campaign and The Democratic National Campaign For More Details, Posting Is A Notification

File today at Federal Elections Commision at www.fec.gov

• Location: Kansas

• Compensation: $169,000 Yearly Plus Retirement

• Principals only. Recruiters, please don’t contact this job poster.

• Please, no phone calls about this job!

• Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.

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