Minnesota Politics and the Dark Alley Doctrine
NoraLeah spit hot fire in a skim-daringly-long post on MN state politics. Starting with that fateful morning in ‘98 when a small band of Minnesotans, hopped up on Maple syrup and Lutheranism elected ‘the Body’ Governor, she provides anecdotal analysis up to present-day.
In response, I’d like to offer some random, name-droppy tidbits of limited interest:
- I support Al Franken’s campaign. I even personally spoke to (okay, accosted) his wife (I think) about volunteering, but it didn’t come together - something about already having a campaign manager, one with more “experience.”
- Back when my life was interesting (~2004), I spent a night drinking in Boston with a couple other political-organizers-in-training (the career path I thought I was on) and Jeff Blodgett. He seemed to have just gotten over the loss of Wellstone and spoke optimistically of the Kerry 2004 campaign, to which he was a Senior Advisor.. ::sigh::
- Nora, when you encountered Coleman at 17, by Minnesota law, you weren’t technically underage, at least, not for that.
- Finally, when Jesse Ventura asks who you want on your side when walking down a dark alley - the answer is Jesse Ventura, especially if he asks in person.
