I know. I gots some 'splaining to do! Let's start here: It's rare to see an Independent candidate make waves amongst the democrat party and gop-er candidates in a national political race. And it was fun while it lasted here in Kansas. But no longer...
"Independent" Greg Orman had been polling decently enough against democrat party candidate Chad Taylor and career politician right-winger fat cat Pat Roberts (scowling pic above). Hell, Orman was even bringing in enough campaign cash to run a steady stream of campaign ads on TV stations in Kansas City and elsewhere in the state. I was enthusiastically looking forward to voting for him. Until Thursday.
The democrat party Taylor's sudden, unexpected departure from the race (even if the right-winger Kansas SOS Kris Kobach still requires Taylor's name to appear on the ballot) was almost assuredly due to extreme levels of political pressure from democrat party slimeballs having tentacles all the way up (or down, depending on your perspective) to Senate Majority Slug Harry Reid and even that individual we currently have as a president (or should I now just refer to him as "Mr. 38%"?). I wonder what assurances Orman might have given to those sleazebuckets before they put the ol' screws to Taylor?
And, look no farther, as well, than the leftists' reaction to Taylor's withdrawal on Thursday: It was all celebratory pats on their own back (see, e.g., the Daily Kos' linked treatment of the topic) for increasing the chances of Roberts' ouster and increasing perceived democrat party chances of keeping the Senate after the November midterms. If the leftist 20 percenters suddenly say that they love a candidacy (here Orman's), excuse me if I suddenly sour on it.
(For good measure, the leftists even went apeshit Thursday night (see, e.g., second Daily Kos link below) at the thought of the Kansas SOS leaving the democrat Taylor's name on the ballot following Taylor's withdrawal!!! The absurd hilarity! Although not difficult to understand.)
My from perspective, Jennifer Duffy of the Cook Political Report, as quoted in Thursday's Kansas City Star, absolutely nailed it: "Orman might have been much better off in a three-way race. Running now as sort of the de facto [d]emocrat does change what this race looks like and changes how voters will see him." BINGO! Orman now smacks of little more than a lackey (whether true or not) for the democrat party.
I'm not saying yet that I won't still vote for Orman (sorry for the double negative, Jeeves), but my prior certain vote for Orman is now in definite doubt. Instead, I now may well vote for a third party candidate. I'll decide that over the next two months. But make no mistake: My previous Independent enthusiasm for Orman is now gone. Damn shame.
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/09/democrat-withdrawal-threat-pat-roberts-110574.html
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/09/04/1327008/-Daily-Kos-Elections-Poll-Explorer-Kansas-switcheroo-blows-up-our-model-in-a-good-way
http://www.kansascity.com/news/government-politics/article1447419.html
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/09/04/1327217/-Kansas-Secretary-of-State-yeah-the-birther-guy-says-Democrat-can-t-withdraw-from-Senate-race
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