Pawlenty Out

[Klaus]

Castration, Gambling, etc.

Yeah he is scary, but maybe he's really a nice guy and he's just misunderstood.

 

[Isaac Bickerstaff]

So the gop is going to have a straw poll for governor at the state convention October third. If we select a candidate to support, we will easily get "our" candidate a win in the straw poll. This will force the state party to either recognize that we have some say in the party or admit that a straw poll is a bad idea because it allows top-down selection of candidates that should really be selected at the caucuses.
I am hoping for the latter. By trying to find a front runner before the caucuses, they will effectively neuter the grassroots.

 

[__27__]

I would like to help, but it honestly makes me sick to my stomach to think of myself as a Republican anymore.

 

[Klaus]

I think they get that we have some say in the party. Straw polls are meh but if we do one we should do a Condorcet ranking. This actually might give the candidates some useful information about how appealing they are to the base.

But really, the only way a Republican will win the governor's race next year is if the independents vote for him/her. The successful candidate will have appeal across the political spectrum.

So the gop is going to have a straw poll for governor at the state convention October third. If we select a candidate to support, we will easily get "our" candidate a win in the straw poll. This will force the state party to either recognize that we have some say in the party or admit that a straw poll is a bad idea because it allows top-down selection of candidates that should really be selected at the caucuses.
I am hoping for the latter. By trying to find a front runner before the caucuses, they will effectively neuter the grassroots.

 

[Captain Bryan]

So the gop is going to have a straw poll for governor at the state convention October third. If we select a candidate to support, we will easily get "our" candidate a win in the straw poll. This will force the state party to either recognize that we have some say in the party or admit that a straw poll is a bad idea because it allows top-down selection of candidates that should really be selected at the caucuses.
I am hoping for the latter. By trying to find a front runner before the caucuses, they will effectively neuter the grassroots.

We need someone worthwhile to actually run..

 

[Isaac Bickerstaff]

We need someone worthwhile to actually run..

Point taken.
Let's draft Dave Thompson!

 

[__27__]

Point taken.
Let's draft Dave Thompson!

Sign me up!!

I'd even down a bottle of Pepto and call myself a Republican long enough to help out Dave in any way possible!!

 

[Captain Bryan]

Point taken.
Let's draft Dave Thompson!

I'd be for that. He's a pretty alright dude. I should talk to him on Facebook about it..

 

[Scribbler de Stebbing]

Pat Anderson has a new feature on her website we should put to good use:

Ask Pat

 

[KenInMontiMN]

Pat Anderson has a new feature on her website we should put to good use:

Ask Pat

Thanks for the tip, Scrib; detailed budget question submitted.

 

[Captain Bryan]

I sent Dave a message on Facebook a while ago, but I haven't gotten a reply. Does anyone have direct contact with him?

 

[__27__]

I sent Dave a message on Facebook a while ago, but I haven't gotten a reply. Does anyone have direct contact with him?

I haven't heard from him in a while. Last time I heard him was when he filled in for Lewis on the big show. Speaking of that, I'd be interested to know if they have any kind of tangible interest rating, etc. I'd like to know what a national audience thought of Dave. I'm sad he's not on the air anymore, though then again I'm sad most of 1500 is gone. TD, Davis, Thompson, they only have one decent show left.

 

[Scribbler de Stebbing]

Thanks for the tip, Scrib; detailed budget question submitted.

Line-by-line budget detail? She'll love you for that! Actually, she's into that kind of thing, if you recall from when she was state auditor.

 

[Scribbler de Stebbing]

I haven't heard from him in a while. Last time I heard him was when he filled in for Lewis on the big show. Speaking of that, I'd be interested to know if they have any kind of tangible interest rating, etc. I'd like to know what a national audience thought of Dave. I'm sad he's not on the air anymore, though then again I'm sad most of 1500 is gone. TD, Davis, Thompson, they only have one decent show left.

I forwarded him a link to this thread. He said he's been tied up with catching up on business. He let some things go when he was running for Chair.

But how about Dave for Atty Gen?

 

[__27__]

I forwarded him a link to this thread. He said he's been tied up with catching up on business. He let some things go when he was running for Chair.

But how about Dave for Atty Gen?

All for it. The last time I saw Dave in person was when he emceed a C4L event in town. I talked to him a bit during the downtime, and he recalled with a bit of a grin the battles he used to have with us "Ron Paul guys" during the run up in '08. We always knew he was close, but I think the utter defeat of the GOP in this past cycle completely won him over. He's a strong, intelligent voice for liberty and change in the party. In short, he's a great ally.

 

[Isaac Bickerstaff]

I went to the Rochester Republicans' candidates forum last night. I am having a hard time figuring out who is the establishment candidate. Marty Siefert would be the obvious choice, but he sponsored the sovereignty bill and also signed onto the MTA (currently HF 888, SF 705) at one point.

I definitely have my favorites, but I would appreciate any discussion on Mike Jungbauer, David Hann, Paul Kohls, and Bill Haas. I feel I do not know enough about them.

 

[risk_reward]

I went to the Rochester Republicans' candidates forum last night. I am having a hard time figuring out who is the establishment candidate. Marty Siefert would be the obvious choice, but he sponsored the sovereignty bill and also signed onto the MTA (currently HF 888, SF 705) at one point.

I definitely have my favorites, but I would appreciate any discussion on Mike Jungbauer, David Hann, Paul Kohls, and Bill Haas. I feel I do not know enough about them.

Marty Seifert also cosponsored the homeschool paperwork reduction act. I believe Brod is the only other candidate that cosponsored it and she is awful. So, Seifert is the top choice for me at the moment.

 

[SovereignMN]

Seifert is my top choice as well.

 

[Isaac Bickerstaff]

Currently, all nine of the Republicans running for governor have valuable issues to bring to the discussion. It would be a shame for one of them to be propped up by an early straw poll and the rest of the issues discarded as insignificant.
One of my pet issues is debt free money, and has been for some time. Many of us were drawn to Ron Paul's campaign because he was the only one talking about it. Of all of the candidates for Minnesota governor, Leslie Davis is the only one who is addressing the inherent problems with the Federal Reserve system and has a plan to change it at the state level. http://www.lesliedavis.org/

The cornerstone of Leslie's campaign is HF 888, which would mandate the state chartered banks to create money without debt attached to pay for actual productivity. https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H0888.0.html&session=ls86

Any economist that actually understands inflation instead of parroting whatever tripe he learned in business school will tell you that price inflation has virtually nothing to do with the actual size of the money supply, but with the size of the money supply compared to the productivity. If money was based only on productivity, inflation would be impossible.

With this bill, we do not have to wait for the FED to be audited and burst into flames upon exposure to sunshine. We can have real wealth money in Minnesota.

Since Leslie is the only candidate talking about such an important issue (although Marty Seifert cosponsored it at one point), I am proposing that we all vote for Leslie Davis in the straw poll at the state convention. This would accomplish two things; it would keep the field open, as the establishment, sadly, does not take Leslie seriously, and it would keep debt money in the discussion and possibly bring it forward in importance.

I know, Leslie probably has not earned a 100% score from a libertarian standpoint, and I really do not agree with him on industrial wind, but unless we solve the money/slavery issue, it does not matter who we put in the governor's mansion, he (or she) will not really solve anything.

 

[MeSSeNJa]

When I look at the candidates' names who have been thrown around I see only two viable options. Seifert and Anderson. Anderson is clearly the more liberty-loving candidate. Simply look at the two websites "on the issues." Seifert states on his website that he wants EBT cards to not be used for tobacco/alcohol products and regulations for only using state benefits in MN. Anderson is questioning whether we need certain welfare services in the first place. Seifert is another big-government politician while Anderson is thinking big-picture like Dr. Paul. She's got significant viability as a winning candidate too.