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• Land of 10,000 Lakes

  The Democrats continue their vicious battle for the nomination and are trying to figure out how to rewrite the rules on Florida and Michigan at the last minute. Republicans in Kansas and across the country are starting the process of picking delegates for the Republican National Convention. It will be [...]
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  Posted: March 08, 2008, 3:14pm EST
  

• A Big First Step in 2008

  A few days have passed and there has been a ton of media coverage of the Republican Caucuses, but this grand event of the Kansas GOP still deserves a recap.
  
  
  Even without the huge media frenzy of Super Tuesday, and the departure of the leading Conservative candidate, the [...]
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  Posted: February 12, 2008, 9:58pm EST
  

• Kansas Day Pt III

  The hotel staff is busy preparing the reception halls and committee members are getting ready for an exciting weekend in Topeka. Kansas Day, and the meeting of Republicans from around Kansas, is just three days away. In addition to interesting races for National Committeeman and woman, the State Committee will [...]
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  Posted: January 23, 2008, 10:33pm EST
  

• Kansas Day part II

  The State Committee meeting is less than a week away and the participants in the main races are still up in the air. The Committee will vote on Kansas National Committeeman and National Committeewoman. Insider expects a few surprise twists before the ballots are counted.
  
  The race for National [...]
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  Posted: January 21, 2008, 10:30pm EST
  

• Kansas Day...Part I

  Happy 2008!
  
  The excitement of the Republican Presidential race is building and will reach the borders of Kansas in a month. Plans are underway to have a smooth and highly successful Republican Caucus. But before the Kansas Caucus there is the small matter of Kansas Day and the [...]
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  Posted: January 11, 2008, 12:21am EST
  

• The Gift that Doesn't Stop

  Paul Morrison's gift to Kansas Democrats continues to give and give. While the KDP has opened up an internet suggestion box so the Governor has some names to consider before she appoints Chris Biggs, Paul Morrison continues to occupy the AG's office. The media is still trying to play off [...]
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  Posted: December 20, 2007, 10:20pm EST
  

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  Posted: December 20, 2007, 2:47pm EST
  

• Thanks

  Temperatures are cooling and leaves are falling. It's time to take a break from politics before the 2008 races start into full swing and spend some time with family and friends. There is a lot to be thankful for both as an American, and a Republican.
  
  As Americans,' [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2007, 9:06pm EST
  

• Presidential politics in Kansas took a dramatic ...

  Presidential politics in Kansas took a dramatic change of course on Friday with the departure of native son Senator Sam Brownback from the presidential race. A Brownback victory in the February 9th Kansas GOP Caucus was by no means a lock, but he would have been the odds on favorite. [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2007, 9:28pm EDT
  

• Ideas

  Political parties have personalities, slogans and mascots. At the end of the day on election day, what really matters is values. Nowhere are the values of a party more readily apparent than in the pages of the party platform.
  
  The Kansas Democratic Party has a "statement of principles". Really [...]
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  Posted: October 03, 2007, 11:16pm EDT
  

• More than FAIRly successful.

  For a lot of Kansans, the end of summer means a trip out West to Hutchinson for the Kansas State Fair. The same is true for the Kansas Republican Party.
  
  The Republican presence was bigger and better this year than ever before. Not only was the GOP represented [...]
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  Posted: September 19, 2007, 10:20pm EDT
  

• Sorry?

  Kathleen Sebelius signed an executive order on Friday that prohibited any kind of discrimination in hiring or other employment matters for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and 'transgendered' by the State of Kansas. After she signed the order she said "I'm sorry it took us so long."
  
  Sorry?
  
  Really?
  [...]
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  Posted: September 01, 2007, 9:27pm EDT
  

• Opportunity

  There is a lot of good news coming from the 3rd District this week. The President was across the state line, as were a number of '08 Presidential candidates, and the biggest news, Kansas Senator Nick Jordan has announced his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives.
  
  Based on' [...]
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  Posted: August 23, 2007, 10:33pm EDT
  

• By the Numbers

  14,302
  
  That's how many Republicans in Iowa got involved and participated in last Saturday's straw poll. That's the number of Republicans who ponied up $35 to cast their vote in an early test of the Presidential waters.
  
  The straw poll voters didn't just show Mitt Romney's financial' [...]
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  Posted: August 17, 2007, 11:50pm EDT
  

• Summer Meeting Wrap Up....Part 3

  Last, but not least in importance, the State Committee approved the Platform Committee's plan to develop a new platform. The plan coupled with the aggressive plan for Presidential Caucuses will get people involved and keep them involved. The Platform Committee's plan is based on multiple smaller meetings around the state. [...]
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  Posted: August 06, 2007, 10:26pm EDT
  

• Summer Meeting Wrap Up...Part 2

  The most exciting thing to come out of the Summer Meeting, and most ignored by the media, was the adoption of rules for the 2008 Presidential caucus. This caucus will put Kansas back on the national political scene. The plan adopted by the State Committee will put the caucus on [...]
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  Posted: August 02, 2007, 9:35pm EDT
  

• Summer Meeting Wrap Up....Part 1

  If you missed it, you missed out. The GOP Summer Meeting was exciting and full of developments that you can count on the Insider to share. The best part was that it didn't even rain on the picnic.
  
  With so much happening at the GOP Summer Meeting, it's impossible [...]
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  Posted: July 31, 2007, 9:27pm EDT
  

• Summer Meeting Preview

  The Kansas Republican State Committee meeting is this weekend. Here is the Insider view of what's on tap:
  
  Friday will be mostly committe meetings and training sessions. The Executive Committee will meet and are expected to focus on the financial health of the Party, an update on the Ron' [...]
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  Posted: July 27, 2007, 11:24pm EDT
  

• Best of the Rest

  The 2nd Quarter reports are in and Republican incumbents are looking strong across the board. The FEC reports for the Kansas 2nd District race have received the most media attention and have been examined in detail elsewhere. Republicans around the state have been quietly doing very well as the rest [...]
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  Posted: July 21, 2007, 4:43pm EDT
  

• Summer Fun

  Summer means lemonade, picnics, mowing the yard and the summer meeting of the KS GOP State Committee.
  
  This meeting will be a departure from past years with a two day event, sort of a mini-Kansas Days. Friday the 27th will offer two training sessions for county officers. No word [...]
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  Posted: July 16, 2007, 10:04am EDT
  

• GRAND REOPENING!

  KSGOPINSIDER has been a trusted name for the best in Republican Party news, gossip, and discussion. Lately the blog has fallen into dissuse. Rather than let Insider die completely, it is now under new management.
  
  There is a lot happening in Kansas politics this year and Insider will [...]
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  Posted: July 13, 2007, 8:43am EDT