The state conventions have put up their choices for governor, since Walz has announced that he won’t be running.
On the Democratic side, we’ll have Amy Klobuchar, the current senator. I can’t get excited about her — she’s your standard inoffensive middle-of-the-road Democrat, a reliable candidate with lots of money behind her. I’ll almost certainly vote for her, with no enthusiasm.
The Republican side is trying to be exciting, but just comes off as weird. Of course Mike Lindell, the My Pillow guy, was nattering around the edges, talking a big game, but no way were our Republicans going to get that weird — he lost the nomination, but don’t worry, you know he’s going to continue to flush his money away in a quixotic campaign.
The actual Republican nominee is…Kendall Qualls. You’ve never heard of him. He pops up here now and then, runs for an office, fails, and then we all forget him until the next election. His claim to fame is that he is a healthcare executive. They might as well have nominated Satan for all the popularity he’d have.
Satan might have been a better choice, since the Republicans also announced their commitment to outright evil.
The convention day began at 9 a.m. with a prayer from Father Richard Kunst of Duluth that the adopted platform of the party “promotes true, good, conservative values, fiscally and socially,” followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
A delegate then called for a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murdering George Floyd in 2020 and is in prison. State Rep. Danny Nadeau, R-Rogers, led a 10-second moment of silence after taking an informal vote.
Monday was the sixth anniversary of Floyd’s death.
And then after hailing Derek Chauvin, they all met their Grindr dates and went off to a black mass, where they drank the blood of poor children.
… my home town, out there on the edge of the prairie, where all the women are…
Christine Whitmire earlier stated she was not going to run in 2028 for president. But has now backtracked and said “Never say never” Meanwhile Politico has posted a poll showing AOC edging out J.D. Vance. 2028 could get exciting.
Lucifer has too much pride to associate with those vulgar losers.
I think the main deity of the GOPers is Priapus, as Mammon is too associated with swarthy orientals.
Every year from now until well into the unforeseeable future is going to be too exciting because of both too many things going – often unnecessarily – wrong and there being far too much uncertainty. Expect to find yourself saying “I wasn’t expecting that, at least not seriously” several times. (I know a few science fiction writers who used to focus on ‘near-future fiction’ but now find making a plausible extrapolation that won’t have been supplanted by actual events by the time the book reaches stores just too hard and disconcerting.)
My perspective is:
Tim Walz – it is sad he is not running, he is a person of great character and I admire so many of his values. He would have been a better choice than biden or harris.
Amy Klobuchar, – as you say she is middle-of-the-road. But, she is not what is needed, she will just rubber stamp the corporate BS.
Mike Lindell – is a loudmouth gnat who should be ignored or worse
Kendall Qualls. – ‘he is a healthcare executive.’ That, in my mind, means he is the lowest type of crapitallist criminal, pushing a murderous corporate money-grabbing healthcare system on victims (the entire public). He and chauvin are both despicable pretend human beings.
I guess I would agree that PZ hold his nose and vote for klobuchar as the least of the three evils running.
What’s going to happen with Klobuchar’s Senate seat?
@6 larper wrote: What’s going to happen with Klobuchar’s Senate seat?
I reply: good question, things are so chaotic and unpredictable (voter suppression, ‘show us your papers’, redistricting black votes out of existence, etc.) I just hope it doesn’t go to a magat.
larpar @ # 6: … Klobuchar’s Senate seat?
If she doesn’t win the gubernatorial race, she will continue to sit in it for two years before deciding to run again or step down.
If she does win, she will probably appoint her successor.
Each day the rest of the world watches in horror at what America is becoming, has become.
Thanks, @8 Pierce R. Butler for the info.
@9 nomdeplume wrote: Each day the rest of the world watches in horror at what America is becoming, has become.
I reply: I assure you, it is many of us here in the u.s., too. Not just the rest of the world.
I sure hope so and I sure hope the Democratic party wins ina landslide.
I doubt that will be the case or that the electiosn will be remotely free or fair and legitimate and far they may not occur at all.
Those there and throughougfhout the USA, pleas e don’t fall for the same errors before and make sure you vote Blue no matter who because it si the only way of stopping Trump’s fascism peacefully – IF you get the chance.
Note via PBS Newshour :
Source : https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/why-a-surge-of-election-related-websites-could-spell-rising-cyber-threats-for-the-midterms