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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWe're #1!! Kansas lawmakers rank farthest to right in study of U.S. House votes
The most conservative congressional delegation in America?
Take a bow, Kansas.
It isnt even close.
Less than two years after Republicans rode a tea-party wave to retake the House of Representatives, a widely quoted survey shows the four-member Kansas delegation Kevin Yoder, Lynn Jenkins, Mike Pompeo and Tim Huelskamp has voted far more consistently conservative than any House delegation in the nation.
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/05/3596704/kansas-ranks-farthest-to-right.html#storylink=cpy
Meet the Kansas delegation:
Kevin Yoder - a young whipper snapper who used to be a Democrat but moved to the right and used tea party support to get elected.
Lynn Jenkins - a compassionate conservative who laughed at a constituent who came to her town hall to ask where she could find affordable health care.
Mike Pompeo - a bigot who referred to his Indian American opponent as a 'towel head' but of course, won his election anyway.
Tim Huelskamp - a conservative who has done absolutely nothing while serving in Congress.
LonePirate
(13,431 posts)Jenkins (my representative) seems likely headed to a slightly less Republican leaning district so maybe her re-election won't be entirely assured either.
proud2BlibKansan
(96,793 posts)So of course he'll win.
LonePirate
(13,431 posts)The Democratic party in KS is in shambles.
proud2BlibKansan
(96,793 posts)I saw Joan Wagnon, state party chair, at the women's march last weekend. It was all I could do to keep from walking up to her and asking her where our candidates are.
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)Pompeo is an ass
demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)I keep telling her that her party is leaving her behind and she might as well become Democratic. She just smiles.
She hates Sarah Palin with a fury and has several of our Palin Jokes on her phone.
I tell her she really isn't a repuke!
My students have paged for her the last 4 years. She made sure they had a great time.
proud2BlibKansan
(96,793 posts)They are just losing to the far right time after time. Meanwhile, the Democrats just sit with their thumbs up their *****, not even recruiting candidates. I'm honestly angrier at the Democrats than the tea party.
longship
(40,416 posts)As a former resident, this makes me sad.
I remember the day when Dan Glickman lost his House seat. We kinda knew that something had changed in KS politics. We were correct.
proud2BlibKansan
(96,793 posts)Operation Rescue promised to pull the state to the right and they succeeded.