Senator Pat Roberts (R., Kan.) has a clear message for his state’s voters: If you want to oust Harry Reid, then vote for me. Otherwise, Roberts told Fox News, his opponent will show his true colors and caucus with Democrats to reelect Reid as Senate majority leader.
Suddenly locked in a tough race against independent candidate Greg Orman, Roberts said he has gained in the polls because “the people of Kansas got it figured out: My opponent is a liberal Democrat.” He cited Orman’s left-leaning policy positions and political past of running as a Democrat in previous elections and donating to Democratic campaigns.
By reelecting him for a fourth term, voters will see the end of a Reid- and Democrat-controlled Senate, Roberts said.
“It’s a vote to send me as a Republican to gain the Republican majority and stop the Reid-Obama agenda, put Harry out to pasture, end the gridlock, and get things done,” he said.
After now-former Democratic candidate Chad Taylor dropped out of the race last month, Orman shot to the top of the polls, but Roberts has steadily narrowed the gap and regained the lead in some recent surveys.
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