Dec 10 The Quest To Turn Blue Minnesota Even Bluer

In July 2008 The Weekly Standard published an excellent article about how democrats took over Colorado. The article bears repeating as Minnesota is clearly identified by the left as a target state for the same type of infrastructure and strategy development. It's actually much more critical than that folks. The left is well beyond targeting Minnesota. They are well into their agenda for 2010 in Minnesota and the propagation of myriad action groups is easy to find, if we just look. The problem is, few of us are bothering to look.

READ THE WEEKLY STANDARD ARTICLE HERE.

There are specific roles for political parties to play. And I would submit that those roles are so critical and consuming that the party can't afford to insist on being the only game in town. Nor do I suppose the new guard at MNGOP would be that territorial. There are signs everywhere of center-right willingness to play well in the sandbox with one another.

Much of what transpired in Colorado happened outside the democrat party. They virtually privatized the process, mastered the core competencies and drove it like a business. The results speak for themselves.

There are third party non-partisan center-right groups poised to launch in Minnesota. They are precisely modeled on what the liberals did so well in Colorado. These freedom-loving fiscally conservative groups are clearly focused on center-right issues. Will we allow them in the Minnesota pool?

Some republican leaders have balked at the idea of new entities popping up in Minnesota's center-right movement. That's reminiscent of the shipwrecked man who prayed for God's help while waving off the Coast Guard and the Navy rescue attempts. There were concerns about competition for fundraising, too many hands reaching out for too small of a pool of donors. That's partially accurate.

The "pool" of center-right donors in Minnesota is far too small. Envision a kiddie pool with a handful of men crammed in (eeeww) and a few gallons of water (aka cash)ladled into the narrow margin. We need to help these erstwhile saints up and out of the kiddie pool (but only for a moment) and break out the backhoe. Dig a deeper more permanent pool and make room for more donors to wade in. Build a few cabanas. Throw a party or two. Create an on-ramp for the masses to join our movement. The left has deftly cultivated a whole network of donor pools. They have made a space for their supporters to meet and cooperate. They have executed a veritable donor paradise (cue the Corona commercial). All this while we have only occasionally paused to slather a little sunscreen on the few overburdened fellows in our tiny little pool. We need a bigger pool.

Instead of whining about how deft the left is at scaling these massive machines, how about a hearty welcome to the idea of beating them at their own game. How about reaching for a day in Minnesota where the center-right movement can confidently say,

"Everyone into the pool!"

Cross-posted and comments welcome at Wright County Republican.