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Any thoughts on the three candidates vying to unseat the pretender Cravaack?
jwirr
(39,215 posts)is not real info out there yet?
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)I will not support Clark, and I will support Anderson if he is the candidate after endorsement/primary.
What are you looking for when you say "real info"?
jwirr
(39,215 posts)into his site. I want someone who can beat craavack. NO MORE idiots.
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)Brickbat
(19,339 posts)back from running for anything?
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)She shouldn't run.
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)Plus, I can't stand her. All she does is talk about how Republican she is. WTF?
glinda
(14,807 posts)glinda
(14,807 posts)Brickbat
(19,339 posts)I think Nolan is more electable than the other two, and this week's straw poll shows the 8th likes him. He's got all the old-time DFL feel that Oberstar had, without any of the baggage about "deserving" or "owning" the seat that Cravaack hung on him. Cravaack is nervous about running against Nolan in a way he isn't about Anderson or Clark, and I like that.
I like what Nolan has said about things that are important to me, and I find him very approachable, easy to talk to, and responsive.
On top of it all, because he has served before, he would retain the seniority he has in the house. That's HUGE for the 8th, IMO.
Jeff Anderson -- I like what he has to say, but I'll be honest, I'm not 100 percent sure a gay guy can win the 8th yet, even a Rukavina-endorsed guy from Ely. If he's the candidate, I have no problem supporting him and voting for him, but I don't feel as confident about victory with him. I find him approachable yet a little glib.
Tarryl Clark -- I don't like the way she talks about issues, especially the way she sometimes describes herself as an Eisenhower Republican "which is, you know, pretty much a Democrat today!" That may be true, but the DFL in the 8th doesn't want to hear that, know what I mean? If she's the candidate, we lose any righteous anger about Cravaack being a carpetbagger. While I am all for supporting women in politics, she is not the woman for me.
glinda
(14,807 posts)peaked my interest for awhile. Thanks on the info on Anderson. I hope Nolan goes against Chipped Cracked.
dflprincess
(28,082 posts)who are working on Nolan's campaign. They are mostly union people as well. And, they are all people whose opinions I find worth listening to. Not that that means all that much to those who don't know them - but does have me thinking Nolan might be the best choice up there.
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)long talk. He convinced me, and now I'm a believer.