Posted on 01/20/2006 8:44:43 AM PST by MplsSteve
Patty Wetterling ran for Congress against U.S. Rep. Mark Kennedy in 2004. He’s now running for Senate.
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Bar owner, smoking-ban critic is planning to run for governor DFL U.S. Senate candidate Patty Wetterling has called a news conference for today, and may drop out of the race. Such a move could alter the landscape for as many as three high-profile 2006 campaigns. Ron Teicher, campaign spokesman for the nationally known children's advocate, said Thursday that he "won't confirm" whether Wetterling is dropping out, but that there would be "an announcement" at 2 p.m. today.
In the Senate contest, Wetterling's absence would clear a path for DFL front-runner Amy Klobuchar, the Hennepin County attorney
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Truthfully, I expected this. Politicos in DC and Minnesota have been urging her to run for the Congressional seat being vacated by Mark Kennedy. I never expected her to win party endorsement against Klobuchar.
They way I see it, it makes things tougher for the GOP to hold Kennedy's 6th District seat and it also means less competition for Klobuchar as she runs for the Senate.
Opinions or comments anyone?
Klobuchar had the nomination wrapped up when she started to pull in the big donations from the DFL moneybags. Wetterling had some unrealistic expectations regarding the Senate race. The House race looks much more possible for her. Who in the GOP is running for Kennedy's seat?
According to the article, here's who's running:
"The Republican race for the Sixth District seat features several high-profile legislators, but none with the public recognition of Wetterling, who became a nationally known advocate for missing children after her 11-year-old son Jacob Wetterling was abducted in 1989. Jacob has not been found.
GOP candidates include House Taxes Chairman Phil Krinkie, R-Lino Lakes, House Ways and Means Chairman Jim Knoblach, R-St. Cloud, and Sen. Michele Bachmann, R-Stillwater."
All three are fairly conservative, both fiscally and socially. Michele Bachman appeals strongly to social conservatives while Phil Krinkie appeals strongly to fiscal conservatives.
Both Krinkie and Bachman hail from the eastern side of the district while Knoblach is from the far western side.
The district has a decent GOP lean to it but with a fair amount of independents and Democrats, this district can be won by the right Dem candidate.
LOL. Thanks for reading the article and posting the info. I try not to read the Star Tribune so I didn't bother going to their website!
I agree with your assessment and so do some people running for that Congressional seat.
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