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Sep

‘Fire Pelosi’ bus in Wichita

Yesterday the Fire Pelosi Bus Tour stopped in Wichita, primarily to support the candidacy of Republican Mike Pompeo in the race for United States Congress from the fourth district of Kansas. Listen to Pompeo's remarks: [powerpress] In his remarks, Pompeo referred to commercials run by his Democratic party opponent Raj Goyle, which he said were "half-truths at best, and intentional misdeception at worst." The ad uses a fragment of a paragraph -- a sentence taken out of context -- to distort Pompeo's position on the role of the federal government in job creation. Reporting from the Wichita Eagle, which contains…

Sep

By Bob Weeks

Kansas fourth district poll shows Pompeo lead, little change

A KWCH Television and SurveyUSA poll of candidates for United States Congress from the fourth district of Kansas shows little change from a similar poll about a month ago. The poll shows Republican Mike Pompeo leading Democrat Raj Goyle by 50 percent to 40 percent. These numbers changed just slightly from the previous survey, which had Pompeo leading 49 percent to 42 percent. Neither of the changes are statistically significant. Four percent of the voters are undecided. Other results include Reform party candidate Susan Ducey with four percent, and Libertarian David Moffett with three percent. SurveyUSA's commentary is as follows:…

Sep

By Bob Weeks

Raj Goyle fundraising plea: wrong facts

Recently candidate for U.S. Congress from the fourth district of Kansas Raj Goyle sent out a fundraising email that distorts facts in order to stir up protectionist fears about the world economy. The email pokes fun at Republican rival Mike Pompeo using so-called facts that were shown to be false and misleading during the primary election campaign. The Goyle email mentions Kansans who "lost our job to Mike Pompeo's factory in Mexico." Goyle and his campaign believe that Kansas jobs were shipped to Mexico at Pompeo's direction. What was found to be true is this: A company that Pompeo once…

Aug

By Bob Weeks

Pompeo, Congressional candidate, to address Pacyhderms

The speaker at this Friday's meeting (September 3rd) of the Wichita Pachyderm Club is candidate for the United States Congress from the fourth district of Kansas Mike Pompeo. Pompeo, a Republican, is challenged by Reform party candidate Susan Ducey, Democrat Raj Goyle, and Libertarian David Moffett. All are welcome to attend Wichita Pachyderm Club meetings. The program costs $10, which includes a delicious buffet lunch including salad, soup, two main dishes, and ice tea and coffee. The meeting starts at noon, although it's recommended to arrive fifteen minutes early to get your lunch before the program starts. The Wichita Petroleum…

Aug

By Bob Weeks

Roberts endorses Mike Pompeo

This morning United States Senator Pat Roberts stopped by the Mike Pompeo campaign headquarters in east Wichita to endorse Pompeo in his campaign for United States Congress from the fourth district of Kansas. In his endorsement, Roberts said that Pompeo knows the airplane manufacturing business and how to meet a payroll. Roberts said that the general aviation industry is in a fight almost every session of Congress, and that Pompeo's knowledge of this industry will be a plus in Washington. Roberts described Pompeo's leading opponent -- Democrat Raj Goyle -- as having a "very liberal background." Roberts described how some…

Aug

By Bob Weeks

Goyle’s social security protection pledge is a tax increase pledge

Raj Goyle, candidate for Congress, has pledged to protect social security. He doesn't mention the tax increase that will be required to fulfill this pledge. Goyle's opponents in the campaign for United States Congress from the fourth district of Kansas are Reform party candidate Susan Ducey, Libertarian David Moffett, and Republican Mike Pompeo. In his pledge, Goyle promises to "work for real solutions that strengthen Social Security for the long term." Specifically, he pledges to oppose all efforts at privatization and raising the retirement age to 70. The problem is that after ruling out reforms like these, there's not much…

Aug

By Bob Weeks

For Raj Goyle, most money comes from outside Kansas

In the race for United States Congress from the fourth district of Kansas between Democrat Raj Goyle and Republican Mike Pompeo, there's a distinct difference in the nature and source of campaign contributions for the two candidates. So far, 70 percent of Goyle's campaign contributions have come from donors outside Kansas, with Washington DC being the metropolitan area with the highest source of contributions. Analysis of campaign contributions may be found at OpenSecrets.org, a project of the Center for Responsive Politics. The following tables are based on data through the last comprehensive reporting period, which ended June 30, 2010. As…

Aug

By Bob Weeks

Kansas fourth Congressional district poll released

The first public poll covering the race for United States Congress from the Kansas fourth district shows a close race between the two leading contenders, with Republican Mike Pompeo edging Democrat Raj Goyle by 49 percent to 42 percent. Libertarian Party candidate David Moffett received four percent support, and Reform party candidate Susan Ducey received one percent. Five percent were undecided. The poll was released by KWCH Television in Wichita and SurveyUSA. The poll's margin of sampling error was not given, but previous polls by this firm and similar to this have had a margin of sampling error of about…

Aug

By Bob Weeks

Kansas primary election analysis

At State of the State KS, Fort Hays State University Political Science Professor Chapman Rackaway contributes analysis of the statewide and Congressional races. Rackaway notes that the Kansas first and fourth Congressional districts were expected to be very close races, but both Tim Huelskamp and Mike Pompeo won going away with large margins. The big message of the night, he writes, is this: "[Jerry] Moran’s win in the Senate primary suggests that the Kansas GOP prefers a more centrist message. But Moran’s win was an anomaly. Kobach, Pompeo, Brownback, and Huelskamp suggest that the state has taken a turn to…

Jul

By Bob Weeks

Kansas fourth district Congressional poll released, surprises within

KWCH Television in Wichita and SurveyUSA have released a poll of candidates seeking the Republican Party nomination for United States Congress from the fourth district of Kansas. The poll, conducted July 11th through 13th, shows Wichita businessman Mike Pompeo maintaining a narrow lead over his chief rival, Wichita businessman Wink Hartman. The support for both of the top two candidates, however, declined as Kansas Senator Jean Schodorf and Wichita businessman Jim Anderson picked up support. The poll shows Pompeo at 32 percent, Hartman at 31 percent, Schodorf with 16 percent, and Anderson moving up to garner nine percent of the…