Friday, January 09, 2004

Three 'Parties' In Kansas

There are three political 'parties' in Kansas, the Democrats, the moderate wing of the Republican Party and the conservative wing of the Republican party. Here's a story about an attempt to replace the moderate Republican National Committeeman . Intra-party cat-fight! The constant struggle between the three 'parties' is a big deal here. Sometimes the Democrat and the moderate Republicans even get together to defeat the conservatives. That's why my US Representative is a Democrat, even though it is a traditionally Republican area.