So this is Minnesota and things are all shook up.
My preferred candidate for Governor didn’t get the nomination—but my second choice is now running, and she’s picked a running mate from up North. Not a single word about her two competitors, BUT—lotsa great headlines she and Nolan have picked up over the years. If someone else knows how to link to one of the new Lori Swanson for governor ads, I’d appreciate such a link in the comments.
The other really good ad I’ve seen lately is an outside opposition ad. It’s talking about how important it is to ALL of us to have affordable birth control—(mentioning how it keeps down Medicaid costs, among other things)—and asking people to write Eric Paulson and Jason Lewis and urge them to support affordability. It weakens conservative support for those two, while REALLY motivating young women to vote.
Also check out Tina Smith’s ads. She’s been spending quite a bit of time shoring up fences outstate, and she’s now coming in with good ads showcasing what she has been doing.
All three ads polishing windows instead of throwing mud! Hallelujah!
Meanwhile Keith Ellison wants the MN atty general slot. And he’s asking me for money. I’m a bit ticked at Ellison and Walz for skipping out of congress just when we can maybe get something done—so I opted out of his mailings and told his people that they’d better convince me I want Ellison as AG before asking for funds!
BTW. MN now has DFL candidates running for every single seat in the MN House!