Cat fud in KS-04: Heres another Republican congressman who gave up his seat for an unsuccessful bid for Senate but is now considering a comeback. Rep. Todd Tiahrt, who lost a 2010 GOP primary to now-Sen. Jerry Moran, says hes thinking about challenging sophomore Rep. Mike Pompeo. Tiahrt and Pompeo are both Republicans, but Pompeo is incredibly disliked. In fact, after his initial primary victory four years ago, most of the other Republicans who ran against Pompeo wouldnt even endorse him. But remarkably, Tiahrts framing his potential run by saying hes more conservative than the already super-conservative Pompeo. In fact, according to DW-Nominate scores, Pompeo was the 63rd-most conservative Republican in the House last year while Tiahrt, surprisingly, moved more toward the center over the course of his career. A member of the Gingrich revolutions class of 94, Tiahrt was the 31st-most conservative Republican in his first term but only the 145th-most in his final term. That probably says more about how the Republican Party has shifted to the right over the years, but evidently, Tiahrts more than ready to play catch-up with the Overton Window.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 01:11:26 +0000
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