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(Democrat) St. Paul Mayor Kelly Supports Bush for Re-election
AP/KARE11.com ^ | 8-1-04

Posted on 08/01/2004 12:12:00 PM PDT by veronica

St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly broke Democratic Party ranks on Sunday to announce his support for President Bush's re-election.

"George Bush and I do not agree on a lot of issues," Kelly said in a statement. "But in turbulent times, what the American people need more than anything is continuity of government, even with some imperfect policies."

Kelly, who said he's remaining a Democrat, said the economy is going in the right direction. "There's no reason to believe a change of course will produce better or quicker results," he said.

And the mayor said the United States will bring the troops home from Iraq a lot sooner if "we don't try to bring in a whole new leadership team to run the show. We must stay the course."

Governor Tim Pawlenty, who co-chairs the Bush-Cheney campaign in Minnesota, praised Kelly. "His bold decision is courageous and a welcome move toward working across party lines," Pawlenty said in a statement.

U.S. Senator Norm Coleman, the Bush-Cheney campaign's other co-chair in Minnesota, called Kelly's announcement "bipartisanship at its finest."

"Mayor Kelly recognizes that jobs are being created and that tax cuts have stimulated that job growth. He has done the same for St. Paul," said Coleman, Kelly's predecessor as mayor of Minnesota's capital city.

But the St. Paul DFL Party said Kelly "has traded the values of St. Paul for the agenda of the Republican Party's far right."

"Rather than advocating the needs of St. Paul, Mayor Kelly's decision to not support John Kerry's strategy for building our cities does the voters of St. Paul a disservice," the party said.

Kelly, who was elected mayor in 2001, is up for re-election next year.


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: bushdemocrats; democratsforbush; endorsement; randykelly; stpaul
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1 posted on 08/01/2004 12:12:01 PM PDT by veronica
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To: veronica

WOW.


2 posted on 08/01/2004 12:15:23 PM PDT by umgud (speaking strictly as an infidel,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,)
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To: veronica
U.S. Senator Norm Coleman, the Bush-Cheney campaign's other co-chair in Minnesota, called Kelly's announcement "bipartisanship at its finest."

Ditto.

3 posted on 08/01/2004 12:17:38 PM PDT by Reagan Man (.....................................................The Choice is Clear....... Re-elect BUSH-CHENEY)
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To: veronica

But the St. Paul DFL Party said Kelly "has traded the values of St. Paul for the agenda of the Republican Party's far right."

Yeah because Tim Pawlenty and Norm Coleman sure represent the far right.


4 posted on 08/01/2004 12:17:57 PM PDT by Reagan79 (Bush - Cheney 2004, Now More Than Ever!)
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To: veronica

WOW!!!!

I'm getting increasingly hopeful that Bush can win Minnisota.


5 posted on 08/01/2004 12:18:35 PM PDT by zbigreddogz
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To: veronica

I think we're getting more Zell Miller dems on our side. And, I hope the tide continues in our favor as more dems begin to see the light.


6 posted on 08/01/2004 12:18:42 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Babes should wear Bullet Bras - www.BulletBras.net)
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To: veronica; alpheus; helmut113; GottaLuvAkitas1; GeorgeW23225; Mudboy Slim; pachanga; hockeyfreak; ...

It took real courage for this Democrat Mayor to put his support behind President Bush. God bless him.


7 posted on 08/01/2004 12:23:22 PM PDT by Flora McDonald (Stand the Storm!)
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Outstanding!

Norm Coleman (Kelly's predecessor as mayor) and Kelly have done a great job of turning St Paul around.

The St Paul Democrats are gonna flip out when they read this. But they flipped out when Coleman switched parties back in 2000 and he was still re-elected mayor in 2001.


8 posted on 08/01/2004 12:23:48 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: veronica
St. Paul Mayor Kelly Supports Bush for Re-election

Wow... "Hell Froze Over" in "Over Frozen Hell"

9 posted on 08/01/2004 12:28:42 PM PDT by tophat9000
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To: veronica

Let's see we now have major Dems for Bush from NYC, Georgia, Minnesota. That covers the NE, South and Midwest. Are there any in the West?


10 posted on 08/01/2004 12:31:35 PM PDT by JLS
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To: veronica

Smart man.


11 posted on 08/01/2004 12:35:58 PM PDT by gilliam
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To: veronica

Smart man.


12 posted on 08/01/2004 12:36:06 PM PDT by gilliam
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To: veronica

I tip my hat to a sensible man.


13 posted on 08/01/2004 12:41:12 PM PDT by BIGLOOK (Kerry, the Breck Girl, Leahy, Daschle, Kennedy, and the Clintons ; add to the ash heap of history!)
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To: veronica

An honest man, by gad. How many more democrats will join him when it becomes clear Bush will win in a landslide? More than a few, I suspect.


14 posted on 08/01/2004 12:46:47 PM PDT by hershey (, WH)
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To: veronica

Outstanding!!!!


15 posted on 08/01/2004 12:48:21 PM PDT by Defender2 (Defending Our Bill of Rights, Our Constitution, Our Country and Our Freedom!!!!)
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To: hershey
We get Zell Miller and the mayor of St. Paul.

They get the only Ron Reagan who ever wore a tutu.

Who's ahead?

16 posted on 08/01/2004 12:50:01 PM PDT by rocklobster11
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To: veronica

I'm sure this mayor probably said on Sept 12, 2001 that he was glad that Algore was not elected, as many Democrats stated.


17 posted on 08/01/2004 12:51:19 PM PDT by Mark (Treason doth never prosper, for if it prosper, NONE DARE CALL IT TREASON.)
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To: veronica

There was a buzz that he might switch parties, but, alas...

I do believe that when the dust settles Minnesota will go for the President.


18 posted on 08/01/2004 12:51:54 PM PDT by Aeronaut (John Kerry -- Al Gore without the charisma.)
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To: rocklobster11

I'm still longing for a billboard over the old Boston Expressway...half would be Bush in the flight suit, half Kerry in his bunny suit with the hose up his bum. I used to think the comparison of Bush about to throw that football versus Kerry's wincing at catching one would be wonderful and telling for even the dumbest independent voter. But time marches on and Kerry's done his tank moment to a 'T'. Bunny suit vs. flight suit gets my vote.


19 posted on 08/01/2004 12:53:37 PM PDT by hershey (, WH)
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To: veronica

Principles over politics... I can almost imagine how this is gonna enrage some of my coat tail relatives, activist Democrats who live St. Paul.


20 posted on 08/01/2004 12:55:40 PM PDT by GoLightly
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