For months, Lynn Jenkins has fallen far short of living up to her “new Republican” brand. Instead, she has offers more of the same failed Ryun/Bush policies on immigration and the economy.

At several candidate forums held during the primary, Jenkins repeated her position that you “can't hold businesses accountable” for hiring illegal immigrants, demonstrating that she will not hold employers who hire illegal immigrants accountable for breaking the law. [4/5/08, Jenkins candidate forum in Paola, KS; 10/29/07, Jenkins candidate forum in Manhattan, KS]

“Lynn Jenkins won’t seriously address the single biggest reason illegal immigrants come to Kansas – illegal employment,” said Gaughan. “Kansans want leaders who will actively work to solve the issues facing our state, yet Jenkins has made it clear multiple times that she doesn’t think our laws should be enforced.”

Jenkins is also committed to supporting the failed economic policies of George W. Bush by making his tax cuts for the super rich permanent in 2010. [KSNT Candidate Debate, 7/15/08; Lynn Jenkins Official MySpace Page, http://www.myspace.com/votelynn.]

“Bush’s failed economic plan has left Kansans with $4 gas, the threat of home foreclosure, and unaffordable health care, and Lynn Jenkins’ only plan is to make the Bush tax cuts for the super rich permanent? That’s not new or different – it’s just more of the same,” said Gaughan.