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Buckwheat's "Cuz" Running As A Tea Party Candidate

Mike

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U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas now has a tea party opponent.


Leawood radiologist Milton Wolf, 42, announced Tuesday evening that he will oppose the veteran lawmaker in next year’s Republican primary.

Wolf made the announcement before 300 cheering supporters at the Ritz Charles in south Overland Park.

“Senator Roberts, we’re here to tell you that it’s time for a change,” he said, later adding, “No one should be in the Congress for four decades.”

Roberts began serving in the House in 1981 and started in the Senate in 1997.

In a statement, Roberts’ campaign manager, Leroy Towns, said the incumbent is ready for the challenge.

“Dr. Wolf will have many questions to answer regarding his position on major issues,” Towns said. “Because he is unknown to most Kansas Republicans, he also will need to answer important questions regarding his qualifications, his medical business, including patient privacy issues and the extent his business relies on government payments.”

Wolf — a cousin of President Barack Obama — is well known among conservatives and tea party activists. He has been mentioned on Rush Limbaugh’s radio show, has appeared on various Fox News programs and writes a conservative-leaning column.

He now becomes the latest challenger to a GOP senator. In 2012, several tea party activists took on more established Republican candidates, with varying degrees of success.

Wolf’s primary challenge resembles similar decisions by Republicans in other states — some successful, some not.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/10/08/4540243/reports-wolf-to-challenge-roberts.html#storylink=cpy
 

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