Look around you in Kansas.  If there is a remnant of the Democratic party to be found, the leadership of that remnant is centered around only a few people…Josh Svaty, Dennis Moore, Dennis McKinney, Jill Docking, Raj Goyle.

Although I like him, I can’t include Gov. Mark Parkinson in that Democratic lineup and I’ve never thought Gov. Kathleen Sebelius was a good fit.  Following their terms, each left the party in shambles when they had the opportunity to lend solidarity.

Thomas Wiggans, the Kansas Democratic nominee for governor,  registered in the state as a Democrat on July 14th.  Prior to that he was a member of and generous contributor to the Republican party in California for 20 some years.  Wiggans began donating to Demcrats only when it was clear that Obama was going to win and only after meeting Dennis Moore of Kansas.

Wiggans  will be facing Sam Brownback who is the most extreme of radical right wingnuts in the U.S.  Wiggans must be the only one out there with pockets deep enough to compete with Sam.  Either way, we’ll be casting a vote for one Republican or another, one far more moderate than the other.

For that reason, based on information available at this point in the race,  I’ll pick Wiggans with the hope and knowledge his views and leadership will be more compatible and fall in line with those of most Kansans.

I’ll keep you posted on these events as they unfold.

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