Greg Orman for Senate Majority Leader!: And the Kansas Senate Race Becomes Interesting...: Live from The Roasterie CCCXXIII: September 4, 2014

Kansas First News: Taylor withdraws from US Senate race: "A northeast Kansas prosecutor...

...who won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate race in the Primary Election has withdrawn from the race. Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor confirmed with Kansas First News Wednesday afternoon that he has withdrawn from the U.S. Senate Race against Republican Pat Roberts and Independent Greg Orman. Taylor tells Kansas First News that he turned in the papers to withdraw at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday. When asked why, Taylor declined to comment and says he “would do some press later in the week.” This decision comes after it was announced Wednesday morning that Independent U.S. Senate candidate Greg Orman had been endorsed by a group of former moderate Republicans in the Kansas Legislature who are unhappy with the state GOP’s conservative leanings...

Seems to me Greg Orman now has a pretty good chance of becoming majority leader of the Senate next January, if he wishes it...