Kansas Democratic Chief Quits Amid Uproar

Kansas Democratic Party chair Larry Meeker has resigned following uproar over comments he made this week about moving the party in a more conservative direction, the Wichita Eagle reports.

“Meeker said Kansas Democrats were fiscal conservatives and emphasized that there was room in the party for people who were pro-choice or pro-life, for same-sex marriage or against it. He said conveying this to voters would serve as “a pickup line” in a more conservative state. But that message did not resonate with many members of the party’s base.”