The Sam Graves campaign is taking opponent Kay Barnes to task for a satirical article in Camp, a magazine that bills itself as "Kansas City's voice for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and allied communities."

  (Note:  The magazine says it prefers the word "transgender" to "transexual.")

   The piece -- you can read it here -- is written in the voice of Francine, a fictional character.

   It refers to Graves' "horse-face wife" and "wild-eyed children."

    "This is a new low, even for Kay Barnes," said a statement from Ryan Steusloff, the Graves campaign spokesman. 

    There's no evidence Barnes was involved in the piece. 

     She has been on the magazine's cover.