--- Dennis Tester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here's my dream scenario: Randy Kelly loses the > mayoral election, switches > to the republican party, then beats Bet'ee in the > 4th congressional district > race in '06. Woo hoo! (I can dream can't I) >
Bah Ha Ha! Keep dreaming. Norm switched true enough, but right after he endorsed Wellstone and Clinton for re-election in 1996. His own election was just a few months later so it didn't sink in what that meant. When he ran for Governor as a Republican(less than a year after getting elected mayor and it sunk in this guy is a GOPer), he couldn't carry his own city. When Norman ran for Senate, he LOST every single ward in the city. Every one of them. Neither time did he come close to carrying the 4th Congressional District. I couldn't tell you when the last Republican came close to winning the Fourth CD. If Mayor Kelly was to follow your advice(or dream), he'll be looking for work at the end of 2006. DFL Pedigree? It's not up to me to decide who is a DFLer or not, that's something individuals do. You can call yourself anything you want. As a DFL voter, I do look at how an incumbant set their priorities and judge for myself is that person is the best DFL candidate according MY priorities in the DFL platform. There's no book on purity or litmus tests. The other poster is way off with the abortion issue. Their are plenty of DFLers in elected office who are anti-Choice that run as endorsed candidates. I haven't taken a count lately but I'd say around a quarter to a third in the legislature and half of our Congressional delgation are pro-life. On the other hand, the Republican party is the one that kicks you out for not following party scripture (ask Sheila Kiscaden, Martha Robertson, Gary Laidig and soon Paul Koering). DFLers beleive that the local DFLers should choose which DFL candidate best represents them and their priorities. Republicans are clearly the ones with the litmus test and strict marching orders. It's probably a main reason the Mayor won't switch. He'll stay a DFLer. Eric Mitchell Payne Phalen __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------- JOIN the St. Paul Issues Forum TODAY: http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/ ------------------------------------------------- POST MESSAGES HERE: stpaul@mnforum.org To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
