The Topeka Capital-Journal has this story about Aaron Estabrook, who is trying to establish the Moderate Party in Kansas. The article seems to suggest that the group is not confident of completing the petition requirement for party status, because it says the party founder is also thinking of doing an independent petition for U.S. Senate in 2014. The independent petition for statewide office is 5,000 signatures; the party petition is 16,776 signatures (2% of the last gubernatorial vote).
What is the platform of the Moderate Party?
Moderates are gonna have a hard time petitioning or succeeding in an extremely conservative, deep red state like Kansas. But props to them for working hard to build their party.