KS-02 Race Aims to be WWF Match
source: http://forwardkansas.com/diary/235/ric-andersons-ks02-column-notable
Ric Anderson very rarely tweets, so when he does I take notice. This morning, he tweeted about his column where he wrote about the Kansas Second District race between Laura Kelly and Lynn Jenkins, giving some substantial credibility to what we have known about Laura Kelly's potential for some time.
"Kelly could be better financed than some navies. She used to live next door to former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius in Potwin, and Sebelius encouraged Kelly to get into politics. Now, Sebelius' legendary fundraising skills and connections to donors could come in handy for Kelly. In a state where Democrats face an uphill battle, the connection could help level the playing field.
Kelly vs. Jenkins is a distinct choice. When Kelly ran for the state Senate in 2004, she sounded a lot like Sebelius on social issues. She said a constitutional ban on gay marriage was unnecessary because state law already prohibited it, for instance, and she supported allowing illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at Kansas schools. Jenkins appealed to conservative Republican values in beating former Rep. Nancy Boyda, a Democrat, in 2008.
Speaking of Boyda, it's not difficult to find Democrats who believe she lost her seat because she refused to resort to negative campaigning against Jenkins late in their race. Reportedly, Boyda's camp had produced an ad criticizing Jenkins for routinely missing state pension board meetings as state treasurer at a time when the pension fund was bleeding out millions of dollars.
But the ad never ran, possibly because polls showed Boyda with a comfortable lead. If all of that is true, don't expect the Democrats to make the same mistake again. There should be plenty of bare-knuckle campaigning should Kelly and Jenkins square off.
"Kelly could be better financed than some navies. She used to live next door to former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius in Potwin, and Sebelius encouraged Kelly to get into politics. Now, Sebelius' legendary fundraising skills and connections to donors could come in handy for Kelly. In a state where Democrats face an uphill battle, the connection could help level the playing field.
Kelly vs. Jenkins is a distinct choice. When Kelly ran for the state Senate in 2004, she sounded a lot like Sebelius on social issues. She said a constitutional ban on gay marriage was unnecessary because state law already prohibited it, for instance, and she supported allowing illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at Kansas schools. Jenkins appealed to conservative Republican values in beating former Rep. Nancy Boyda, a Democrat, in 2008.
Speaking of Boyda, it's not difficult to find Democrats who believe she lost her seat because she refused to resort to negative campaigning against Jenkins late in their race. Reportedly, Boyda's camp had produced an ad criticizing Jenkins for routinely missing state pension board meetings as state treasurer at a time when the pension fund was bleeding out millions of dollars.
But the ad never ran, possibly because polls showed Boyda with a comfortable lead. If all of that is true, don't expect the Democrats to make the same mistake again. There should be plenty of bare-knuckle campaigning should Kelly and Jenkins square off.
-
- groups:
- Community
-
- tags:
- Kansas, Lynn Jenkins, ks-02, laura kelly
