Trying to push all the liberal votes to one person.
Via The Hill:
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday to grant Democrat Chad Taylor’s request to be removed from the Kansas Senate ballot, dealing a blow to Sen. Pat Roberts’s (R-Kan.) chances for reelection this fall as he faces a surging independent candidate.
The court’s decision now removes an obstacle from self-funding independent Greg Orman’s path, making Roberts’s reelection race far more complicated and potentially upending the battle for the Senate.
Brusied from a bitter GOP primary, polling has shown Roberts was vulnerable in a matchup, but still competitive. But with Taylor out of the race, polling has shown Orman surging ahead of Roberts.
Concerned about Taylor’s personal baggage and the potential to split the anti-Roberts vote, both state and national Democrats successfully pressured Taylor to drop out earlier this month. But Republican Secretary of State Kris Kobach said Taylor’s letter was insufficient because he didn’t specify why he wasn’t able to serve if elected, pursuant to state law.