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Kansas' Pompeo Could Swing Senate Race, but Will He Run?

Associated Press

   MANHATTAN, KANSAS - Many attending U.S. Secretary of State Mike
   Pompeo's college lecture Friday in his home state of Kansas listened
   for clues about whether he might run for the Senate next year, though
   it could be many months before anyone finds out.
   Three Democrats and four Republicans are already actively running for
   the seat held by Republican SenatorPat Roberts, who isn't seeking a
   fifth term, and several others are expected to join them. Weeks after
   Pompeo said a run is ``off the table,'' though, he is still creating a
   buzz and looming over the race, as only he has enough name recognition
   and support among Kansas conservatives to afford to wait until next
   June's filing deadline to decide.
   If he does run, Pompeo would enter the race as the favorite.
   ``It's the Pompeo decision, and then everything else trickles down,''
   said JoeKildea, a vice president for the conservative interest group
   Club for Growth.
   Other candidates don't have the luxury of waiting and the field is
   likely to grow, with GOP RepresentativeRoger Marshall of western Kansas
   expected to announce his candidacy Saturday at the state fair.

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