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alp227

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Tue Jul 8, 2014, 10:35 AM Jul 2014

Choice between two conservatives in Senate primary frustrates moderate Kansas Republicans

Moderate Kansas Republicans survey the U.S. Senate primary like vegetarians at a barbecue.

Plenty of red-meat conservatism. Little else.

Dick Bond, the onetime president of the Kansas Senate from Johnson County, considers three-term incumbent Sen. Pat Roberts and finds him too far right. Roberts’ most serious challenger, tea party favorite Milton Wolf? Much the same.

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Those moderates’ frustration might prompt them to sit out the Aug. 5 voting, putting the contest in the hands of the most committed and most conservative in an increasingly conservative state and party.

Full: http://www.kansascity.com/news/government-politics/article687490.html

The one flaw of this article is the use of "Roberts of Dodge City" despite accusations that he doesn't really live there.

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