Televangelist Hair Tiahrt, Pick of Palin, the C st Fellowship, and the Tea Party, Tossed aside in Kansas
Tiahrt had the backing of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin , although the 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee did not do anything other than lend a Facebook-posted endorsement to his campaign. Among those in Moran’s corner were Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Palin’s running mate, and Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), who campaigned for Moran one month ago.
Moran sought to make Tiahrt’s service on the Appropriations Committee one of the central issues of the campaign, and he routinely railed against what he argued is a culture of overspending in Washington, D.C., that plagues both parties.