Romney Rides To Rescue For Roberts In Tight Kansas Senate Race

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks to a reporter at a rally for Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008 in Henderson, Nev. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison)
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As part of the growing GOP effort to save Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS), Mitt Romney is now making robocalls on the incumbent senator’s behalf.

The Associated Press reported that Romney’s recorded call would reach 400,000 Kansas residents this week. The 2012 Republican presidential nominee calls Roberts, who faces a stiff re-election challenge from independent candidate Greg Orman after Democratic nominee Chad Taylor dropped out of the race last week, a trusted conservative and says that he is needed to block the Democratic agenda, according to the AP.

Republicans are pulling out all the stops to save Roberts, who has been running neck and neck with Orman in recent polling. Top national GOP operatives were dispatched to take over his campaign last week after Taylor announced he was withdrawing from the campaign. Sens. John McCain and Rand Paul are planning to stump for him on the ground in Kansas, and now Romney is lending a hand.

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  1. “Rides To Rescue” is a more exciting concept than “Records a Robocall.”

  2. Avatar for mantan mantan says:

    Isn’t any call from Mittens a robocall?

  3. Avatar for tsp tsp says:

    The GOP must be very afraid that Robert’s has lost the ability to run his own campaign. They’re counting on him winning so they can put Kobach in his seat shortly after the election. That means they can appoint someone to fill Kobachs seat, meaning that Kansans get governance without elections at all. They’ll be able to fill the vacancies without any voice from the people of Kansas. True intentions. Counter to the principles.of democracy.

  4. Republican strategy… Rand Paul, John McCain, Romney… send in the clowns…

  5. Romney very effectively “rescued” voters when he lost, take note Kansas.

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