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Democrat Chad Taylor Files Suit to be Removed from Ballot in Kansas
Political drama is usually reserved for critical swing states in national politics, but this year's U.S. Senate race in Kansas continues to have surprises at every turn.On September 3, Chad Taylo ...
10 Sep, 2014
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Independent Greg Orman Challenges Sen Roberts' Voting Record in First Debate
The first debate in the Kansas race for U.S. Senate was held at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson, Kansas on Saturday. In the first face-to-face meeting, Republican incumbent Pat Roberts continued h ...
09 Sep, 2014
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“You Had One Job, Kris Kobach. . . .” Partisan Politics vs Public Service in the Sunflower State
Meanwhile, here in Kansas. . . .Just a week ago, it was a forgone conclusion that incumbent Senator Pat Roberts would win an easy plurality in a three-person race with Democrat Chad Taylor and we ...
06 Sep, 2014
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Republicans Will Fight to Keep a Democrat on the Ballot in Kansas
Update 9/4/14, 1:20 PM PDT: Republican Secretary of State Kris Kobach announced Thursday that Chad Taylor must remain on the ballot because he failed to declare that he would be unable to perform the ...
04 Sep, 2014
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Jackson Hole Summit Renews Debate on Federal Reserve Monetary Policy
In late August, economists, scholars, and central bankers from across the world gathered in Jackson Hole, Wyoming to make sense of current economic indicators and to plot a path forward for monetary a ...
04 Sep, 2014
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Independent Greg Orman Now Front-Runner in Kansas U.S. Senate Race
Wednesday, September 3 was a day of good news for independent U.S. Senate candidate Greg Orman.Orman picked up a key endorsement from the Traditional Republicans for Common Sense, a moderate Repu ...
03 Sep, 2014
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Independent Greg Orman: Reject the Notion that for America to Win, One Party Must Fail
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiGd3pDiItMUpon receiving his official endorsement from Women for Kansas, independent U.S. Senate candidate Greg Orman spoke before the group on why he entered the race ...
02 Sep, 2014
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5 Most Common Campaign Strategies Major Parties Use Against Independent Candidates
When major party candidates are faced with the prospect of running against an independent candidate, they are often faced with a dilemma they are not prepared to deal with. Our political system has ev ...
25 Aug, 2014
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Independent Senate Candidate Greg Orman Qualifies for Kansas Ballot
The Kansas secretary of state announced on Friday that independent U.S. Senate candidate Greg Orman is officially certified for the November ballot.Kansas law requires independents to gather at least ...
15 Aug, 2014
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The Strengths and Weaknesses of 3 Proportional Voting Methods
There are three methods of proportional representation advocates most commonly present: cumulative voting, limited voting, and ranked-choice voting. Each has been used in the United States, mainly in ...
12 Aug, 2014
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