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We’ve got three House seats up in Minnesota this year. All three of these women face entrenched Repugs, but those GOP hacks aren’t as safe as they want to think they are. The rest on this list I’m supporting for various reasons as described.
Teresa Daly is challenging incumbent Rep. Jon Kline (R-Ineffective), who’s a lot weaker in this race than he thinks he is.
Deborah Watts (D) is challenging incumbent Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-Outraged). I don’t know much about her other than the obvious, and that Ramstad has held onto that seat so long it’s become part of his ass. Time to move on, Jim.
Patty Wetterling (D) is challenging incumbent Rep. Mark Kennedy (R-Gasbag). Ditto. Kennedy supported the vile FMA. She’s doing a lot better than expected so maybe this one isn’t such a David(a) vs. Goliath thing.
Jim Stork (D) is challenging incumbent Rep. Clay Shaw®. He’s gay and sort of cute too. That’s all I know. Those are pretty shallow reasons, but what the hell. Others describe this race as the mother of all swing contests. Super! Will they play Benny Goodman?
Betty Castor (D) will face Mel Martinez (R-Insane Cuban Posse) for the seat of retiring Sen. Bob Graham (D). No really, this guy’s a nutbag.
Jim Brandt (D) is challenging imbumbent Dana Rohrabacher (R-Fat Pompous Hypocritical Ass). I grew up just south of this district (in 48) and know all about lil Dana, because my parents were friends with his parents. Let’s just say we got lots of dirt about Dana.
Former State Senator Stan Matsunaka (D) is challenging incumbent Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-Wingnut), whose major legislative motivation seems to be her radical homophobia. Mad Marilyn, source of the odious FMA, needs to go.
Doris “Granny D” Haddock (D) became a national figure when, in 1999, at the age of 89, she walked from Pasadena, California to Washington, D.C. to support campaign finance reform. This lady sounds tough, even at 95.
Well, duh. If you haven’t heard of this future president yet, go vote GOP because you’re just not paying attention. But others probably need the money more than he does; since his opponent is such a lunatic, all Obama needs to do is smile and say nice things to win this one.
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