Teresa Hensley (D) (left) and Vicky Hartzler (r) (right).

This past weekend in the Kansas City Star:

Posted on Sat, Oct. 27, 2012 09:39 PM

The Star’s editorial | Best picks on Missouri ballot

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U.S. House, 4th District:

Teresa Hensley

Why? The Democratic challenger from Raymore has proven her talents as Cass County prosecutor. She is smarter and much more reasonable than incumbent tea party obstructionist Vicky Hartzler.

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In the Kansas City Star in 2010, from Yael Abouhalkah:

Just say ‘no’ to Prop A, Hartzler, Kobach, Eilert and Mason

….Hartzler, of all the local candidates I’ve interviewed this year, has the most vacuous answers on important issues. She offers little more than ultra-conservative sound-bite positions….

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We’ve seen it twice. About the same republican candidate in two different elections.