Tina Smith is just as bad in terms of how she’ll vote, Tim Pawlenty, get your kiester in the race.
Weird stuff going on with regards to MN Lt Governor.
When Smith quits to become a Senator the State Senate President Michelle Fischbach (R) automatically ascends to the office. She wants to keep her Senate seat, the state AG thinks she would have to resign it and potential court fight looms.
Republicans have a 1 seat majority in the State Senate, a vacancy would create a temporary tie and Republicans don’t that, though the seat appears safe to me, just outside St. Cloud.
Republican have offered to hold a special session to elect a Rat President who would then ascend but the rat Senate leader has rejected the idea. Apparently Fischbach can’t just quit as Senate President, I guess.
Fischbach has said if forced to resign her Senate seat she’d run in the special for her vacant seat and quit as LT if she won.
Dayton has had health problems if I recall, it would be nice to have a GOP LT.
Best case is Fischbach wins in court and can keep both jobs. If not I think she should suck it up and keep the post, we shouldn’t have trouble holding her seat. It would be poetic justice if Dayton croaks after filthy democrats rejected their chance to keep the office.