KS Democrat Attacked By Tea Party For Being Childless Wins Seat

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/06/joe-donnelly-election-results-2012_n_2049602.html#640_democrat-attacked-by-tea-party-for-being-childless-wins-seat

Democrat Attacked By Tea Party For Being Childless Wins Seat

Democrat Brandon Whipple, who was attacked by the Tea Party over the weekend for not having children, has won a seat in the Kansas House of Representatives. Returns published by the secretary of state show Whipple defeating Republican Rick Lindsey 58 percent to 42 percent in the newly created Wichita district.

On Saturday, campaign literature created by Kansans for Liberty, a Tea Party group in Wichita, asked, "Can someone with no children really understand your family's needs?" about the Democrat.

Whipple, 30, noted that he and his wife, Chelsea, have been trying to have children and told HuffPost that the ad, which included other attacks, took the race to "a different level." The literature included other attacks on Whipple, which the Democrat said were false.

Craig Gabel, the head of Kansans for Liberty, told HuffPost that the piece was meant to point out issues about Whipple and ask if he could address children's issues if he wasn't a parent. Whipple's opponent, Lindsey, also didn't have children. Gabel said a similar piece was not created against Lindsey, since Lindsey was in agreement with Tea Party principles.

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1. Heard this from TYT

The thing is his opponent has no children either!

[Thomas B]

2. Wahoooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

:kick:

[lunasun]

3. Whipple's opponent, Lindsey, also didn't have children.

hhmmm talk about non issues
outrageous tea crap

[efhmc]

4. Disgusting in so many ways. Not being able to have children when one wants them

is a very sad thing. (I, as many others, have experience in my family in this area. Thankfully with a happy ending.) What an uncaring piece of feces.