Where has Eric Carter been?
During the summer months of 2006, Eric Carter waged an extremely competitive campaign against incumbent Republican Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger. With the lack of public polling on the race, and the incredibly aggressive campaign waged by Carter, many thought he had a decent chance at victory. If he had pulled this off, Carter would've been on the short list of rising stars in the Kansas GOP.
Obviously, time has proven this to be far from the case. Carter lost the race by a surprisingly wide margin, and in the years since, has literally disappeared from the Kansas political scene.
Until now.
We got a tip from a Stay Red reader that an 'Eric Carter' from Overland Park in an address believed to be held by the same 'Eric Carter' we knew and loved popped up on a recent Congressional finance report.
Did Carter give money to Nick Jordan or Kevin Yoder, two of his former colleagues seeking the Republican 3rd District nomination? Nope.
How about Huelskamp, Barnett or any of the folks out in the Big 1st? No, sir.
An Eric Carter donated money to Raj Goyle's Campaign for Congress.
That's right, Raj Goyle - the most liberal Democrat in the entire State of Kansas seeking a promotion this year; the former ACLU trial-lawyer; the hand-picked choice of Kathleen Sebelius. Raj freaking Goyle.
We used to be huge Eric Carter fans at Stay Red Kansas. He had loads of potential. Now, however, we're extremely disappointed that Carter has decided to throw his name back into the political ring backing a cause so in-consistent with the beliefs he used to publicly hold, if this is indeed the same Eric Carter as we're led to believe.
Here's to hoping that there is a different Eric Carter living at the same address in Overland Park...
Obviously, time has proven this to be far from the case. Carter lost the race by a surprisingly wide margin, and in the years since, has literally disappeared from the Kansas political scene.
Until now.
We got a tip from a Stay Red reader that an 'Eric Carter' from Overland Park in an address believed to be held by the same 'Eric Carter' we knew and loved popped up on a recent Congressional finance report.
Did Carter give money to Nick Jordan or Kevin Yoder, two of his former colleagues seeking the Republican 3rd District nomination? Nope.
How about Huelskamp, Barnett or any of the folks out in the Big 1st? No, sir.
An Eric Carter donated money to Raj Goyle's Campaign for Congress.
That's right, Raj Goyle - the most liberal Democrat in the entire State of Kansas seeking a promotion this year; the former ACLU trial-lawyer; the hand-picked choice of Kathleen Sebelius. Raj freaking Goyle.
We used to be huge Eric Carter fans at Stay Red Kansas. He had loads of potential. Now, however, we're extremely disappointed that Carter has decided to throw his name back into the political ring backing a cause so in-consistent with the beliefs he used to publicly hold, if this is indeed the same Eric Carter as we're led to believe.
Here's to hoping that there is a different Eric Carter living at the same address in Overland Park...
Just to clarify, you're saying the address of the donation Eric Carter matched that of the former candidate Eric Carter (more than just "Overland Park")?
Because Eric Carter would be a pretty common name, I imagine.
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Oops. Reread the post and it was clear. Sorry. You can delete my comment.
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Wasn't SRK complaining that Tom Wiggans had given to campaigns of those such as Guiliani? Holding yourself to the "Carter" standard, shouldn't you have been praising him?
I was checking the voting scores of various candidates publicized by various special interest groups. I was surprised to find many Republicans with better voting record ratings from liberal groups than many Democrats, and many Democrats scoring better than Republicans with some conservative groups.
If you're going to make an argument, you should stick to the facts. For instance, Goyle is endorsed by the NRA, I think. One of his potential CD4 Republican opponents, an incumbent, found the endorsement of Kansans for Life going to a Democratic challenger.
You've crowed about Scott Brown's victory in Massachusetts, but he does not favor overturning Roe v. Wade.
Does ideological "purity" depend on context?
I donated to Ron Paul's campaign and successfully solicited donations from others. Ron's son is running for U.S. Senate in Kentucky. He shares his dad's politics such as opposition to the Mideast wars and our intervention in other countries. Sarah Palin is endorsing him in a heavily contested Republican primary with the dismal Bunning declining to run for reelection. She's for the Bush wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Is Palin wrong?
Goyle is running in a contested primary in CD4. Maybe his opponent is less acceptable to Carter.
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Frank, you're just crazy.
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Dear Mr. A. Nonny Mouse,
It takes remarkable courage to make a statement such as that, very unlike the timidity we might expect from a common mouse.
I wonder if you could tell us to what you credit for the building of your remarkable character? I'm sure we would all find it inspirational at the very least.
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Palin might not be wrong in this instance but she is still embarrassing...
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There are FIVE Eric Carter's registered to vote in Johnson County.
The Eric Carter in Goyle's report on Goodman Street does not match the street address of the former State Rep Eric Carter on Mackey Street.
The Eric Carter in Goyle's report doesn't match any known Eric Carter registered to vote in JoCo.
You should pull this piece until you can verify the facts.
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The Eric Carter contributor is in fact the Eric Carter/former Republican/treasurer for the Greg Orman campaign.
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