Posted on 02/03/2006 9:06:39 PM PST by Rakkasan1
Child safety advocate Patty Wetterling announced today she will run for Congress in the 6th District. The move comes two weeks after Wetterling bowed out of the U.S. Senate race after a lackluster performance in terms of key endorsements and fundraising. "Everything has changed. The world has changed. I have changed,'' Wetterling said. Last April Wetterling said she would not win in the district. "That was really dumb,'' she of that statement. Wetterling will challenge former state transportation commissioner Elwyn Tinklenberg for the Democratic nomination. Tinklenberg criticized Wetterling's entry into the race because she had previously reassured him she would stay in the Senate race and not run for the House seat. He agreed that things have changed. "I'm sad to say that one of the things that has changed the most is Patty,'' said Tinklenberg, who repeatedly described himself as disappointed. In a separate news release, he said: "She gave me her word, and has very publicly reinforced her pledge not to run many times since. I'm not sure how she sells this to the voters.''
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it was quite predictable.time to write another check to my fave candidate.he's in a battle against the female "Willie Loman" of MN. anyone who doesn't root for her will be branded a wretched, unfeeling soul
Wow, a Democrat expecting another to keep their word !
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!
This is all very exciting but where the Hell is it??
Minnesnowta.
Thank you.
It's suburban Twin Cities, mostly north. The district leans Republican, but narrowly. The seat is currently held by Mark Kennedy, who's running for the Senate. In 2004 Wetterling lost 54-46 (or 56-44, it's hard to remember the exact figure).
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