We’re just days from the August 5 primaries in Kansas and Missouri. It’s a good time to preview key races on both sides of the state line. We start with a look at the Republican primary contest between Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline and former assistant district attorney Steve Howe.
The late [...]
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Primary Preview 1: Kline’s Emotional Supporters Try to Carry Him to Victory
July 26, 2008
Kline Plays the Abortion Card
July 7, 2008
Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline frequently complains that the liberal media unfairly tags him as a one-issue, anti-abortion candidate.
That isn’t stopping him from highlighting his battle against abortion providers every chance he gets.
He referred to his prosecution of Planned Parenthood in remarks at the Olathe Republican Party Annual Picnic this past weekend.
Then today he [...]
Six Ways Kline’s Candidacy Will Help Kansas Democrats
June 15, 2008
Phill Kline’s campaign for a full term as Johnson County District Attorney is a boon to Kansas Democrats.
That’s clear even though, as I noted in my last post, Steve Howe will likely defeat him in the Republican primary.
After all, as a KCTV5-SurveyUSA poll taken last year showed, Kline is unpopular among many Republicans [...]
Kline’s Candidacy Will Split Social Conservatives
June 10, 2008
In a move that’s sure to split social and religious conservatives, Phill Kline announced yesterday that he would run for a full term as Johnson County District Attorney.
The announcement is just the latest development in the Kline opera bouffe. You can’t fully understand the political ramifications of his latest move without a recap of [...]
