Kansas again 'competitive' for Democrats

[1979Shocker]

http://www.kansasliberty.com/liberty-update-archive/2009/10aug/poll-indicates-democratic-party-gains-in-the-state/

The myth on the East Coast is that Kansas is a deep-red state filled with hayseeds who have been duped by a victorious conservative Republican machine.

As a Kansas Republican might say, "If only." In fact, a Gallup poll released Monday categorized Kansas as a “competitive” state in which Republicans and Democrats are in a tight battle for dominating the state.

Gallup interviewed at least 400 Kansans, including Republicans, Democrats and those who consider themselves as independent, or not registered with either party. The interviewing took place between January and June 30, 2009.

Although the poll shows that Democrats have a slight advantage over the Republicans, when examining the actual numbers of registered Republicans and Democrat voters, Republicans have a clear advantage in Kansas.

According to the Kansas secretary of state’s office most recent data — which is from May 2009 — out of the more than 1.7 million registered voters in the state, 758,775 are registered Republicans and 479,092 are registered Democrats. Closely trailing the Democrat numbers is the amount of Kansans who registered as “unaffiliated,” with a total of 474,481.

[martymoose]

I'm registered unaffiliated...I voted Bush the first time around, however it's not secret Bush has turned me off the the Republican party over the last 8 years or so. I don't see myself voting Republican in the near future, but you never know...

[ABC]

It's good to have competitive races.

But to think that Democrats are becoming more competitive in Kansas is hard to back up.

During a big Democrat year, the Republicans actually picked up a seat in the Senate. There are 31 Republicans and 9 Democrats. And Lynn Jenkins was one of the few, maybe the only, GOP candidate to defeat an incumbent member of Congress. (Boyda)

The Democrats have only controlled the Kansas House for three different two year terms in State history.

I believe the Democrats have controlled the Kansas Senate for only one four year term and maybe not even that.

Kansas has gone longer than any other state in elected a Democrat to the US Senate and that isn't likely to change next year.

There are areas of the state that are trending more Democratic, most notably northeast Johnson County. However, in the Legislature, there are several incumbent Democrats whose seats are almost certain to become GOP seats when the incumbents retire.

[ShockCity]

When the presidential race is stil 65 to 35 (and that is the best a dem pres candidate has done in a long time) in favor of the Republican, it's not becoming a competitive state.

[martymoose]

This state is far from competitive...still stuck in the stone ages, but from most of the posts I'm reading from our conservative crazies on here, you guys like it that way. Thank GOD the rest of the country isn't the same way.

[ShockerGorilla]

This state is far from competitive...still stuck in the stone ages, but from most of the posts I'm reading from our conservative crazies on here, you guys like it that way. Thank GOD the rest of the country isn't the same way.

Yeah, we could be like the liberal states of California & New York, bankrupt and waiting for a bailout!

[ShockCity]

This state is far from competitive...still stuck in the stone ages, but from most of the posts I'm reading from our conservative crazies on here, you guys like it that way. Thank GOD the rest of the country isn't the same way.

Amen to this!!

[ShockCity]

This state is far from competitive...still stuck in the stone ages, but from most of the posts I'm reading from our conservative crazies on here, you guys like it that way. Thank GOD the rest of the country isn't the same way.

Yeah, we could be like the liberal states of California & New York, bankrupt and waiting for a bailout!

Ya, because it's the "liberals" that have caused those states to become bankrupt. Remind me again what party the Governator is afflilated with?

[vbird53]

This state is far from competitive...still stuck in the stone ages, but from most of the posts I'm reading from our conservative crazies on here, you guys like it that way. Thank GOD the rest of the country isn't the same way.

Yeah, we could be like the liberal states of California & New York, bankrupt and waiting for a bailout!

Ya, because it's the "liberals" that have caused those states to become bankrupt. Remind me again what party the Governator is afflilated with?

You honestly cannot blame him for the mess in California. No one person could ever be held responsible for the problems out there.

[martymoose]

This state is far from competitive...still stuck in the stone ages, but from most of the posts I'm reading from our conservative crazies on here, you guys like it that way. Thank GOD the rest of the country isn't the same way.

Yeah, we could be like the liberal states of California & New York, bankrupt and waiting for a bailout!

Ya, because it's the "liberals" that have caused those states to become bankrupt. Remind me again what party the Governator is afflilated with?

How dare you throw facts in the faces of our conservative crazies!

[RoyalShock]

This state is far from competitive...still stuck in the stone ages, but from most of the posts I'm reading from our conservative crazies on here, you guys like it that way. Thank GOD the rest of the country isn't the same way.

I wish we (America) were stuck in the colonial age.


Ahnold is a RINO with a liberal state legislature. Their issues are due to the embrace of a "progressive" ideal. Liberals now have to face the truth that their ideal is proving to be an unsustainable failure.

Ascribing all their problems to their current governor is either completely ignorant or completely disingenuous. And we're the crazies?

[martymoose]

You're the vocal minority...i.e. crazies.

[ABC]

You cannot blame the the GOP for the California mess. It has been spending by the Democrat dominated legislature.

Marty, sorry you are so narrow minded to think that someone conservative is stuck in the stone ages. I'd be happy to kick your arst in trivial pursuit if you want to compare intelligence.

Blue State meltdown, from the NY Times, your bible; or do you read the NY Times?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/03/opinion/03douthat.html?_r=1&ref=opinion

[BostonWu]

This state is far from competitive...still stuck in the stone ages, but from most of the posts I'm reading from our conservative crazies on here, you guys like it that way. Thank GOD the rest of the country isn't the same way.

Yeah, we could be like the liberal states of California & New York, bankrupt and waiting for a bailout!

If we're stuck in the stone ages then what do you call the democratic hacks in Mass. who rubber stamp Kennedy into office. The guy doesn't even have to run an honest campaign because his reelection is a foregone conclusion. Out there you're pretty much born into the union led democratic machine.

Cuts both ways.

[kcshocker11]

http://www.gallup.com/poll/122003/Political-Party-Affiliation-States-Blue-Red-Far.aspx

Thought you might find this interesting. 8)