A Good Defense Will Be The DFL Offense
It will soon be time for another election season here in Minnesota. With 2009 ending in a few months potential candidates for state and federal offices will need to make decisions and file paperwork.
My sources around the capital; and in talking with those "in the know" all say the current DFL thinking regarding the MN House & Senate is going to be focused on a strong defense. By this I mean the DFL will be looking to reinforce and lose fewer seats by using their funds and special interest money to defend soft DFL seats.
Here in 11B it is my understanding that Rep. Mary Ellen Otremba will be given State DFL support and financing if she remains in-line with the votes and positions of her party in the upcoming session. The Stick and Carrot strategy I guess used to honor the "F" for farmers in the DFL Party?
Anyways.....the DFL leadership has mixed feelings about Otremba, but look for a lot of special interest money flowing into our district this time around.
I have not heard if David Kircher is planning to run against Mary Ellen for a second time. His term as commissioner is now up for re-election, and so he will need to decide if he's running for either seat or none at all. He certainly has not done any fundraising in the off year, or made efforts to position himself for another shot at a Representative run thus far.
No other names have surfaced for a run at this time that I am aware of. If you know of names or speculation send me an email. As always happens my name gets tossed around, so I'll link you over to a favorite line used by Stephen Colbert:
“Today, I, Mayor Nathan McLaughlin, am officially announcing, that I have decided to officially consider, whether or not I will announce, that I am officially running for Mayor of Clarissa or The Minnesota House of Representatives in 11B, or some other office of some type . . .
“Yes! And, I will be making an official announcement of that official decision very soon. Preferably, on a more prestigious show, newspaper, or blog.
Cross-posted and comments welcome at America's Small City Mayor
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