The Diver’s Mailbag: A Little Something for Everybody
Apologies for the temporary hiatus over the past few days – the Diver was busy running down leads for several new blockbuster stories, including, but not limited to a tip that Sam Brownback has agreed to donate 100% of his campaign contributions to Haiti because he doesn’t need them.
In other news, Todd Tiahrt continues to [...]
Updated: Kansas GOP sheds staff. Is the party flat broke?
A new source, code named the “KC Kid,” informs us that strange things are afoot at the Kansas GOP headquarters. Despite having a lock on the governor’s mansion in 2010, it seems the Grand Old Party is having trouble paying the bills.
But that’s not all. There’s a whole lot of finger-pointin’ going on, too. Start [...]
If Sebelius is in, is Tiahrt out?
A well-known GOP operative in Wichita reports that Congressman Todd Tiahrt is closely watching the moves of Governor Kathleen Sebelius. The insider reports that Tiahrt is confident he could win a head-to-head primary against fellow Congressman Jerry Moran, but that Tiahrt is less confident of his chances against Kathleen Sebelius in the general election.
The source [...]
Huelskamp spotted with “ultimate Washington insider” at posh DC event?
Our “DC Spy” reports that KS-01 Congressional candidate and State Senator Tim Huelskamp was spotted in downtown Washington D.C. on Friday night, sitting in reserved VIP seating at an upscale event featuring the DC boys choir and beloved conservative radio talk show host Laura Ingraham.
Of more interest to Dirt Diver, however, was the mysterious person [...]
Wasinger to drop out of KS-01?
A tipster in Hays Kansas going by the code name “Tim Heulskamp’s Campaign Manager” is telling us that Former Brownback Chief of Staff Rob Wasinger isn’t getting any traction in KS-01 and that he is looking for other places where his name can go on the ballot.
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Sebelius headed to KU?
This one’s been out there for a while now, but let’s see what the Dirt Diver community thinks of it. Will Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius leave Cedar Crest and head to Lawrence to become a Jayhawk?
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Morrison gets off?
Yes, it’s a clever play on words. It’s also a rumor we’re hearing out of Olathe that former Attorney General Paul Morrison will NOT be charged by the special prosecutors hired earlier this year to investigate allegations of witness tampering, phone harrassment, etc.
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