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Kansas GOP gubernatorial candidate U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback’s bus took off down I-70 for the first of a four-day statewide tour, Wednesday.
At the same time, his Democrat opponent, state Sen. Tom Holland of Baldwin City, was calling the trip more Washington politics.
Brownback and running mate, state Sen. Jeff Colyer left Topeka early Wednesday morning and trekked along I-70, hitting stops in Wamego, Manhattan, Junction City, Abilene, Salina, Russell and Hays throughout the day.
The tour will cover 32 cities in four days. Brownback, a former agriculture secretary, did pick up the endorsement of Kansas Farm Bureau while touring a railroad facility in Manhattan.
“We are excited to take our vision for Kansas to where Kansans live. Meet with them face to face and talk about the specific policy steps we will take to achieve the goals announced earlier this week that will make our great state better,” Brownback said.
At the same time, the Holland campaign continued to hammer at, what they call Brownback’s “Road to Ruin” tour by saying that the GOP nominee has yet to provide details on his plans.
“Sam Brownback has gone from refusing to give details on what he would do as governor to copying programs that already exist,” said Holland campaign spokesman Seth Bundy. “Sam Brownback has no plan of his own and no idea what’s been happening in Kansas.”
Bundy said that Brownback’s proposal of rural broadband Internet access was already in place and funded federally — by a measure he said Brownback opposed.
Brownback unveiled his “Road Map for Kansas” on Tuesday citing five points of emphasis, including: personal net income increase, private sector employment increase, increasing percentage of fourth graders reading at that level, percentage of high school graduates who are college-ready, and decreasing the percentage of Kansas children living in poverty.
Brownback also discussed creating more rural jobs in Kansas during a stop in Manhattan. However, Bundy said that the Office of Rural Opportunity has been in place in the state since 2005.
“Tom (Holland) has been working on issues that Sam Brownback is just now realizing are important,” Bundy said.
Brownback continues his tour Thursday with trips to Wakeeney, Oakley, Colby, Goodland, Sharon Springs, Tribune, Syracuse and Garden City.
On the Web:
Sam Brownback campaign: http://www.brownback.com
Tom Holland campaign: http://www.tomhollandforkansas.com
Matthew Clark can be reached at matthew.clark@morningsun.net or at 620-231-2600, Ext. 140
Kansas GOP gubernatorial candidate U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback’s bus took off down I-70 for the first of a four-day statewide tour, Wednesday.
At the same time, his Democrat opponent, state Sen. Tom Holland of Baldwin City, was calling the trip more Washington politics.
Brownback and running mate, state Sen. Jeff Colyer left Topeka early Wednesday morning and trekked along I-70, hitting stops in Wamego, Manhattan, Junction City, Abilene, Salina, Russell and Hays throughout the day.
The tour will cover 32 cities in four days. Brownback, a former agriculture secretary, did pick up the endorsement of Kansas Farm Bureau while touring a railroad facility in Manhattan.
“We are excited to take our vision for Kansas to where Kansans live. Meet with them face to face and talk about the specific policy steps we will take to achieve the goals announced earlier this week that will make our great state better,” Brownback said.
At the same time, the Holland campaign continued to hammer at, what they call Brownback’s “Road to Ruin” tour by saying that the GOP nominee has yet to provide details on his plans.
“Sam Brownback has gone from refusing to give details on what he would do as governor to copying programs that already exist,” said Holland campaign spokesman Seth Bundy. “Sam Brownback has no plan of his own and no idea what’s been happening in Kansas.”
Bundy said that Brownback’s proposal of rural broadband Internet access was already in place and funded federally — by a measure he said Brownback opposed.
Brownback unveiled his “Road Map for Kansas” on Tuesday citing five points of emphasis, including: personal net income increase, private sector employment increase, increasing percentage of fourth graders reading at that level, percentage of high school graduates who are college-ready, and decreasing the percentage of Kansas children living in poverty.
Brownback also discussed creating more rural jobs in Kansas during a stop in Manhattan. However, Bundy said that the Office of Rural Opportunity has been in place in the state since 2005.
“Tom (Holland) has been working on issues that Sam Brownback is just now realizing are important,” Bundy said.
Brownback continues his tour Thursday with trips to Wakeeney, Oakley, Colby, Goodland, Sharon Springs, Tribune, Syracuse and Garden City.
On the Web:
Sam Brownback campaign: http://www.brownback.com
Tom Holland campaign: http://www.tomhollandforkansas.com
Matthew Clark can be reached at matthew.clark@morningsun.net or at 620-231-2600, Ext. 140
