Roberts wins Kansas Senate primary, barely; Blames weak showing on Obama

http://twitter.com/#!/benson23669/status/496864293409673216

As Twitchy reported last night, Sen. Pat Roberts was projected to prevail over Tea Party-backed challenger Dr. Milton Wolf in the Kansas GOP Senate primary.

http://twitter.com/#!/AP/status/496853824184020992

The race was closer than many expected, an indication of dissatisfaction with Sen. Roberts among conservatives:

http://twitter.com/#!/GarrettHaake/status/496846680675737601
http://twitter.com/#!/GarrettHaake/status/496849092174036992

Last night, Roberts told reporter Garrett Haake he attributed Wolf’s strong showing to … wait for it… anger at President Obama:

http://twitter.com/#!/GarrettHaake/status/496862535556300801

Huh?

Earlier, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback said the same thing:

http://twitter.com/#!/GarrettHaake/status/496835892032458752

Judging by the reaction on Twitter, it doesn’t appear that anyone is buying this explanation.

http://twitter.com/#!/MatchGame67/status/496865669322133504
http://twitter.com/#!/paul_aubrey/status/496866034134286336
http://twitter.com/#!/SDwightMiller/status/496871759174701056
http://twitter.com/#!/jsqrd01/status/496836246262779904
http://twitter.com/#!/WandaFischer/status/496837339206135808
http://twitter.com/#!/TBridg43/status/496848608155947009
http://twitter.com/#!/blakeyoh/status/496879246091235328

Editor’s note: A typo has been corrected in the third sentence.

 

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/08/06/pat-roberts-wins-kansas-gop-senate-primary-barely-blames-weak-showing-on-obama/

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