Open call for reactions: The Minnesota primary

Looks like Dayton just spent enough to win the primary. You kind of shake your head and wonder what Matt Entenza is feeling today. He flushed 3-4 million of his wife's money down the drain and for what, 3rd place?

It will be interesting to see how much he spends on the main election both with his own money and through his front called Alliance for Better Minnesota.

It will be interesting how the media, including MPR, identifies Alliance for a Better Minnesota. Dayton, and his family and friends were all major donors(Lots more than what Target paid to the other group). The media was very slow to acknowledge this.

It will be interesting to see how MPR covers Dayton. The Dayton family gave MPR a bunch of money to buy the transmitter/station in Sun Valley Idaho.

Tom Emmer didn't spend much money in the primary, with no real need to, will he raise the money needed to confront the WAVE OF DAYTON?

Chris Christie, a conservative Republican, won in the liberal paradise called New Jersey being outspent greatly by union PACS, so it can be done.

I haven't been a Democrat in at least 20 years, I not sure how I'd feel with Margaret A-K losing like that. Why hold a primary? It has to be kind of defeating and hard to rally behind Dayton. Not sure how the elected Democratic officials think of Dayton. I know they like Margaret A-K.

Think if we had Emmer vs. MAK. No rich people running.

You really have to think how Dayton would do with the House and Senate. The office holding Dems may not like Emmer's policy, but they know he knows the game.

All I know is that the August primary SUCKED.
A. Most elections are held in schools and rec centers, both are not air conditioned. I was an election judge at a St Paul Rec center and it was @#%&> Hot!
B. An early primary means more time for annoying ads on TV and radio. I'm so sick of the ads come election day, I almost don't vote.

I am relatively new to Minnesota politics. I heard on MPR that Democrats have not held the Governors office for quite a few years and one person noted that they tend to kill each other (politically speaking) during the primary.

Is it normal in Minnesota for the person who got the approval of the Party to end up running against other folks and losing?

Are the Democrats in Minnesota more interested in winning primaries or winning general elections?

No, Robt., it's not normal. Usually the DFL endorsed candidate does not lose to another candidate in the primaries like happened here.

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2010/04/dfl_gov_endorse.shtml

There you go

Winston, can you shoot me the URL you were pointing to? I'll html it up.

Thanks Winston!

No, the problem is that the winner of the primary, either endorsed or not, isn't what Minnesota wants. Sure, they win over the leftist party faithful during the convention, but fail to win over the Independents and more center leaning Democrats in elections. It's both the person and the message, while it may work for them at the local level, it doesn't work for them at the state level.

There will be some serious soul searching before the next Democratic convention, especially if Dayton doesn't win.

Julia, Tom should re-run that article. it's very timely right now.

Other way around, Republicans voted for MAK because she doesn't have near the money that Dayton has. With Mark spending from his big trust fund and all his relatives and friends spending their riches under the guise of Alliance for a Better Minnesota, the Republicans would rather have MAK.

During the last legislative session, MAK provided a ton of sound bites that would give fodder for many an opposition commercials.

I just wonder how many Dems will vote for Horner, or stay home.