GOP revolt?

I think we all know that today's GOP is already revolting, i.e. disgusting, but it could be that the Kansas Republicans are revolting in another sense, that is, "an attempt to put an end to the authority of a person or body by rebelling."

This would be a long overdue and welcome development.  The GOP has largely succeeded in shutting down many functions of government and starving it of money. They've been acting like spoiled brats that can't get their way, so NO ONE can move forward.

But now, Kansas' Republican Governor Sam Brownback has provoked the moderates in the GOP (yes! are there still some!) to revolt. Finally!!

Hopefully this will start a trend.  The American people deserve better than one party that just stamps its foot and constantly yells, "NO!"

Moderate Republicans Endorse Democrat In Kansas Governor Race

A group of one hundred and four prominent members of the Kansas GOP pledged their support for Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Paul Davis in his bid to unseat Republican incumbent Governor Sam Brownback. The news is sending shock waves through traditionally conservative Kansas, a state President Obama lost by almost 22 percentage points in 2012.

Brownback gained the admiration of conservative pundits throughout the country after slashing the state’s income taxes by 25 percent but came under fire in recent months as shortfalls in revenue began to squeeze essential public services and resulted in huge deficits.

Republicans for Kansas Values, group of current and former GOP legislators which includes two former lieutenant governors, the current state insurance commissioner, and many former members of the state legislature, has risen to oppose Brownback and took the drastic step of endorsing his Democratic rival in the upcoming election.

A press release on Tuesday stated:

“Brownback’s reckless tax ‘experiment’ resulted in (1) deficit spending, (2) increased debt, and (3) reduced credit rating.”

Brownback earned the ire of Kansas GOP moderates in 2012 when he conducted a primary purge of his party, endorsing tea party backed challengers funded by groups like Americans for Prosperity. Eight moderate Republican Senators were turned out in that purge. Seven of them have endorsed Davis.

The endorsements come as polls show the race in a toss up or slightly favoring the Democrat. While Davis was once seen as a long shot to unseat the incumbent, a recent SurveyUSA poll shows him leading Brownback by 6 percentage points.

Kansas has elected Democrats as governor in the recent past. Kathleen Sebelius, who later went on to be Obama’s Secretary of Health and Human Services, served as the state’s Governor from 2003 to 2009.

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