Will Anyone Rescue Pat Roberts?

Republican Sen. Pat Roberts talks to supporters during a campaign stop with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014, in Overland Park, Kan. McCain is the latest in a series high-profile Republicans comin... Republican Sen. Pat Roberts talks to supporters during a campaign stop with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014, in Overland Park, Kan. McCain is the latest in a series high-profile Republicans coming to Kansas to support Robert's reelection campaign as he faces independent challenger Greg Orman. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) MORE LESS

GOP operatives talk to TPM about the curious case of Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS), suddenly the GOP’s most endangered incumbent, but left hanging out to dry by everyone from the NRSC (even though fellow Kansas senator Jerry Moran chairs the committee dedicated to electing Republicans to the Senate) to the Koch brothers network (even though they hail from Wichita).