A national tea party group has started running robo calls in Kansas in which Dr. Milton Wolf urges people to vote Republican — a move that could give Sen. Pat Roberts a boost in his tighter than expected re-election race.
In the taped telephone calls, sponsored by the The Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund, Mr. Wolf, who ran against Mr. Roberts in a hard fought primary, stops short of endorsing the veteran lawmaker.
“I am urging you to vote Republican on Tuesday,” Mr. Wolf says in the call. Do politicians deserve your vote? Maybe not. But you deserve to see Barack Obama cry when we Republicans work together to send Democrats like Harry Reid packing.”
“Want to see Obama tears? Then join me, Dr. Milton Wolf, and vote Republican on Tuesday.
The latest Real Clear Politics average of polls show that Mr. Roberts is running neck-and-neck with in his race against Independent Greg Orman.
Republicans need to flip a six seats net to take over the Senate and a loss in Kansas would throw a kink in their plans.
Jenny Beth Martin, head of the TPPCF, said that too much is at stake for conservatives to sit on their hands in this election.
“We’re honored that Dr. Wolf is helping us send out this appeal; he knows the only way to check the radical Obama agenda is to fire Harry Reid,” Ms. Martin said. “Taking away Harry Reid’s majority and his nuclear option is the first step in working toward personal freedom, economic freedom and a debt-free future,” Martin said.
“We thank Dr. Wolf for stepping up, and we urge all conservatives in Kansas to follow his lead and vote Republican tomorrow. It’s the right thing to do,” she said.
• Seth McLaughlin can be reached at smclaughlin@washingtontimes.com.
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