What the hell happened to Orman in Kansas?
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« on: November 05, 2014, 01:43:50 PM »
Did Roberts literally win late breakers 100% or something?
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« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2014, 01:45:29 PM »
no suprise (just the margin maybe). Orman is a democrat and kansas voters are not stupid.
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« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2014, 01:46:10 PM »
The republican wave.
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« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2014, 04:03:09 PM »
The same thing that happened almost everywhere else.
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« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2014, 04:15:21 PM »
At the end of the day, Kansas is Kansas.
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« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2014, 08:59:02 PM »
It was Kansas.

Another factor is that Republicans were effective at painting Orman as a Democrat rather than an independent.
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« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2014, 09:03:55 PM »
Orman stood for nothing. He was trying to be all things to all people.

Voters saw through that.
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« Reply #7 on: November 05, 2014, 09:11:20 PM »
Quote from: MW Rep Vega on November 05, 2014, 09:03:55 PM
Orman stood for nothing. He was trying to be all things to all people.

Voters saw through that.

So they decided to re-elect a Senator who basically disowned Kansas?
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« Reply #8 on: November 05, 2014, 09:12:46 PM »
Barack Obama happened to Orman.  And Kansas' Republican-leaning electorate doesn't like Barack Obama.
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« Reply #9 on: November 05, 2014, 09:16:27 PM »
It was really a combination of the Republican tsunami and the complete blankness (is that the right term?) that he was.
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« Reply #10 on: November 05, 2014, 09:17:08 PM »
One factor is that Orman had no party infrastructure working on GOTV
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« Reply #11 on: November 05, 2014, 09:26:47 PM »
Oh, he ran in Kansas.
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« Reply #12 on: November 05, 2014, 10:49:09 PM »
Orman (while leading in polls):  "I don't think we're in Kansas anymore."

Kansas voters (on election day):  "Dream on, you disingenuous bastard!"
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« Reply #13 on: November 06, 2014, 02:33:42 AM »
Quote from: Likely Voter on November 05, 2014, 09:17:08 PM
One factor is that Orman had no party infrastructure working on GOTV
Although he had some D help, never underestimate how big of a drop off there is for independent candidates primarily for this reason.
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« Reply #14 on: November 06, 2014, 02:49:58 AM »
1. Its Kansas and though Roberts made misakes, he shares their values and beliefs.
2. GOP GOTV and the wave, which also saved Brownback.
3. Orman, just like Obama in 2008, ran as being all things to all people and just like Grimes and her refusal to answer the question of whe she voted vote, Orman ruined his own brand as an independent by refusing to answer so many important questions.
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« Reply #15 on: November 06, 2014, 03:20:20 AM »
I think the Orman campaign may have saved Brownback, funnily enough.
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« Reply #16 on: November 06, 2014, 05:26:33 AM »
I knew he wouldn't win when I first saw pictures of him. He looks like a stereotypical jackass.

That's not the only reason obviously. I just couldn't picture him representing Kansas lol
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