Influential C Street ties impact Moran-Tiahrt and Cleaver, Emerson

From Politico:

In the Kansas Senate race, GOP Rep. Todd Tiahrt’s record over eight House terms has earned him endorsements from a constellation of conservative stars, ranging from the Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins to former Education Secretary Bill Bennett to anti-abortion activist Phyllis Schlafly.

But when it comes to some of the most influential Senate conservatives, Tiahrt has come up nearly dry in his GOP primary against Rep. Jerry Moran. In fact, all but one of the seven Republican senators who have offered endorsements in the open Senate race have weighed in for Moran over Tiahrt, his House colleague.

There are a variety of reasons why, but for several of the senators there was a more personal component to their decision to wade into a contested primary between two GOP House colleagues: a C Street connection...

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