Chris Biggs makes a lot of noise about keeping the Kansas Secretary of State's office non-partisan:
“I believe that partisanship should have nothing to do with the Secretary of State’s office,” said current Secretary of State Chris Biggs,“Elections in Kansas are fair, accessible and non-partisan.”
“That will change is if Kris Kobach is elected,” continued Biggs. “It’s clear that Kobach and his partisan allies are pursuing a political agenda that will destroy Kansas’s proud tradition of non-partisan Secretaries of State and make it harder for eligible Kansans to vote.”
All very noble, Mr. Biggs - too bad you don't practice what you preach.
The truth is that nearly 60% of Mr. Biggs recently reported (10/25/2010) campaign donations came from labor unions, special interest groups, lawyers, law firms and political sources.
Mr. Biggs' is his own single largest benefactor, having loaned his campaign $30,000 during the reporting period. This generous contribution is dwarfed, however, by the $61,562 he received from various lawyers and law firms. Contributions from legal and governmental interests represent a whopping 45.40% of Biggs' total fundraising efforts.
Labor unions and special interest groups were also very generous to the "non-partisan" Biggs campaign, kicking in nearly $30,000, or another 13.35% of Biggs' funds.
All total, 58.75% of Mr. Biggs' donations came from these highly partisan sources. By contrast, his opponent, Kris Kobach, reports a mere 12.74% of his donations were received from lawyers, governmental and special interest groups.
Who is the real "partisan" candidate, Mr. Biggs? What kind of favors will your contributors be expecting should you be elected?
Why would labor unions and lawyer groups fund the campaign of a Democrat candidate for a state's office of Secretary of State?
ReplyDeleteRemember that the Secretary of State is the official who can control investigations of voter fraud.
If you suspect there will be claims of voter fraud in a state, it will be very helpful to have a friend of your party serving as Secretary of State.
So far in this 2010 election, there are already many claims of voter fraud committed by Democrats - virtually none by Republicans.
Which party is most closely associated with labor unions and lawyer groups?
What would be the reason someone wouldn't want a picture ID and proof of citizenship to register to vote? I lived in a foreign country and trust me, I wasn't allowed to vote and if you were without a job, you were found and escorted off the island within 24 hours...The USA is the only nation in the world who is friendly to immigrants and we should protect that and keep it legal to ensure our liberty to have it that way.
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