https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2014/09/04/kansas-move-backfiring-for-dems/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 18:13:36 -0400<![CDATA[Party strategists like clever plays involving election law when they create surprises for the other party. When they create surprises for themselves, they tend to enjoy it a lot less &#8212; and Democrats may be in the process of discovering that in Kansas. Mary Katharine wrote last night that the Democratic nominee pulled out of the US Senate race in Kansas, theoretically leaving supporters of Chad Taylor to swing to the more popular independent, Greg Orman. This would create a coalition that had a good chance of defeating the incumbent Republican, Pat Roberts, and put a big dent in GOP hopes of controlling the Senate.]]>Thu, 04 Sep 2014 08:01:02 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2014/09/04/kansas-move-backfiring-for-dems-n192462