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Dirty campaigning —Did you know Rep. Jerry Moran, R-Hays, was a communist? No? We weren't aware of it, either, until a release from the Senate campaign of Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard, pointed out that Moran has been endorsed by the Communist Party USA. Sort of. The intention of the Tiahrt camp is clear: Paint Moran as "not conservative enough," feeding on the socialism/communism paranoia that's running rampant since Barack Obama took the reins. We would like to remind those running Tiahrt's campaign that voters in northwest Kansas are not amused by the McCarthy-esque red-baiting. By the way, in case facts matter, the Communist Party USA has not endorsed Moran. It simply offered thanks to a handful of Republican members of Congress who co-sponsored a bill lifting the travel ban to Cuba. How are we ever to expect bipartisan — or, gasp, nonpartisan — politics to rule the day in this nation if candidates in the same party play so dirty?— Hays Daily News