[Speed Gibson,
Thursday January 19, 2006 at 11:54pm]
Something for Everyone
What an interesting field for the Governor's race this fall, the latest addition being Sue Jeffers of Smoking Ban fame.
Four major DFL campaigns are under way: Mike Hatch, Kelly Doran, Steve Kelley, and Becky Lourey, the latter being my best guess on who wins the endorsement. Pawlenty, barring any further mis-steps will be the GOP choice again, but by entering as a Libertarian, Sue Jeffers will be there at the General Election, too. Independent Peter Hutchinson will steal some votes from everybody, and like Jeffers, could be a spoiler like Perot and Nader. There are also some minor candidates: Ole Savior, Pam Ellison, Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey, and whoever the Green Party puts up.
I don't know how many of us are out there, but I am not voting for Pawlenty in 2006. I've been reading up on Peter Hutchinson, including his "Price of Government" book, thinking he's my best choice. But Sue Jeffers could be, probably is, better still.
Pawlenty thought he could have his cake and eat it, too, trying to please liberal voters, figuring his base had nowhere else to go. Sue Jeffers could make him pay dearly for poking at least half a dozen fingers in the eyes of that base.
Four major DFL campaigns are under way: Mike Hatch, Kelly Doran, Steve Kelley, and Becky Lourey, the latter being my best guess on who wins the endorsement. Pawlenty, barring any further mis-steps will be the GOP choice again, but by entering as a Libertarian, Sue Jeffers will be there at the General Election, too. Independent Peter Hutchinson will steal some votes from everybody, and like Jeffers, could be a spoiler like Perot and Nader. There are also some minor candidates: Ole Savior, Pam Ellison, Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey, and whoever the Green Party puts up.
I don't know how many of us are out there, but I am not voting for Pawlenty in 2006. I've been reading up on Peter Hutchinson, including his "Price of Government" book, thinking he's my best choice. But Sue Jeffers could be, probably is, better still.
Pawlenty thought he could have his cake and eat it, too, trying to please liberal voters, figuring his base had nowhere else to go. Sue Jeffers could make him pay dearly for poking at least half a dozen fingers in the eyes of that base.
Sue Jeffers