Wiggans drops out of governor's race

[proud2BlibKansan]

For the past month I have been exploring my potential candidacy for Governor of Kansas. During that period I have had the honor of meeting and speaking with Kansans across our state, and have studied the opportunity to enter public service and help lead the state to a bright future.

What I have learned from my discussions, and from public opinion polling, is that Kansans are hardly in sync with Sam Brownback and they are deeply concerned with the performance of Congress. What I have also learned, is that for a candidate who has recently returned to his home state and who has never run for political office, it will take more time and resources than I can assemble to mount a winning campaign. While I have remained involved in many activities in the state over the past years, I have spent much of my business career away from home and thus am unknown to many voters and donors.

Therefore I believe it is in the best interest of the voters for me to end my exploration of running for Governor and entering public service at this time, and instead offer my ideas and experience to state leaders, institutions, and companies and focus my energies on creating new jobs and a strong economy for the future. I am committed to continuing my dialog with the voters of Kansas and becoming fully engaged in the many issues facing our state.

For now, I am deeply grateful to the many Kansans who offered me encouragement and I look forward to working with them toward a bright future for the state I am proud to call home.

Sincerely,

Tom Wiggins

[SheilaT]

1. Holy Cow.

No one else has commented in all this time?

That said, I'm not entirely surprised he's dropped out. He seems to have been a terrible candidate to begin with.

I cannot understand why the Kansas Democratic Party cannot come up with better candidates all around.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. Their bench is just not deep enough

It's very sad and also quite infuriating.

Merry Christmas, Sheila!