Remington Poll; Huelskamp Up Big in Ks-1 October 31, 2014

A new poll shows Kansas Congressman Tim Huelskamp ( Ks-1) with a huge lead over his Democratic opponent, Jim Sherow.
A survey from the Kansas City based Remington Research Group, which is a wing of consultant Jeff Rose’s Axiom Strategies agency, give Huelskamp a 25 point leads over Sherow.
The survey has Huelskamp leading 59%-34%.
A new release says Remington polled the race after a news article in the Daily Kos reported Huelskampt was down seven points to the Democrat.
The Kansas 1st, known as ‘ The Big First’, since it covers the western half of the state, has been a reliably Republican district for years.
Titus Bond of Remington says the survey was conducted in the middle of this week, using 485 likely 1st Congressional District voters. The margin of error is 4.4%.
Huelskamp has had rocky term. He was kicked off the House Agriculture Committee after sparring with House Speaker John Boehner and his leadership.

GOP Mods Group Endorses KS-1 Dem September 9, 2014

(AP) – A group formed by former moderate Republican legislators is backing the Democratic nominee in the 1st Congressional District of Kansas over conservative GOP incumbent Tim Huelskamp.

Democrat Jim Sherow had a Statehouse news conference Tuesday to announce his endorsement by Traditional Republicans for Common Sense in the sprawling central and western Kansas district.

The group’s founders include dozens of former GOP state legislators. Former state Rep. Jim Yonally of Overland Park said the group opposes Huelskamp’s re-election partly because his conflicts with U.S. House Speaker John Boehner led to Huelskamp’s removal from the Agriculture Committee in 2012.

Huelskamp is seeking his third, two-year term. His spokesman, Mark Kelly, dismissed Sherow’s news conference as political theater.

The 63-year-old Sherow is a Kansas State University history professor and former Manhattan mayor.