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FORMER DFL CANDIDATE IN HD 28B: “DFL DOESN’T WANT THE MODERATES”
By Michael B. Brodkorb | July 17, 2007
"On July 9, the DFL endorsing convention was held in Kellogg for District 28B. That night, the delegates decided to endorse Linda Pfeilsticker, a social studies teacher at Winona Senior High School and resident of Wabasha County.
Rather than divide the DFL Party and disregard the endorsement process, I agreed to abide and not take my fight to the primary. It was a difficult decision to make, considering all the support from people throughout the district.
I especially feel sad for the people of Kenyon and surrounding communities in Goodhue County who deserve strong leadership at our state Capitol.
Not to belittle the work or results of the endorsing convention from Kellogg, but the DFL Party had a chance to endorse a moderate candidate to replace Steve Sviggum in the Minnesota Legislature. If my DFL friends in Kellogg think I’m too conservative, then I plead guilty. They had a chance to allow me to continue the momentum from the last election and attract moderates. The majority of the delegates seemed unfazed by the conservative leaning of the district, or the fact I door knocked in just about every community and had gradually built name recognition and trust with the voters." Source: Winona Daily News, July 17, 2007
Click here for the complete story.
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Pfeilsticker (pronounced file-sticker) must be another Margaret Anderson-Kelliher wannabe. Flaten's commentary is an indictment on the DFL Party as a whole.
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July 17th, 2007 at 9:40 am
This is no different than what happened in 2006.
The DFL had a clear strategy to dress up their far Left extremist candidates in moderate clothing. The people of MN bought it for a variety of reasons, and the new DFL majority came to town and proposed several billion dollars worth of tax increases, and a host of Leftwing social initiatives.
The difference here is that you don’t get to play the same trick twice, and even mainstream DFLers are now calling the party out.
For anyone who thought they were electing a moderate DFL majority last year, you should take Flaten’s words to heart. This isn’t just about the Sviggum seat, this is about the legislature as a whole.
July 17th, 2007 at 9:53 am
Wow, maybe Mr. Brodkorb should have posted the entire story, including all the jabs at extremist candidate Drazkowski. I don’t disagree with everything that the embittered Mr. Flaten says but there is something much more fundamental at work here.
Not many disagree that our political discourse is driven by special interests (on the right and left) and the freakshow (i.e. the media circus, blogs, etc.). What is misleading is that the headline should have read, “DFL OR GOP DON’T WANT MODERATES.”
The reason for this type of polarized politics are right here at this website. The blogosphere, the gotcha-politics, and the sound-machine have all totally changed the way we do politics.
July 17th, 2007 at 10:33 am
Mr. Flaten must have a funny definition of “momentum,” seeing as he got a whopping 39% in the last election. I suspect that the Wabasha-area DFL was more impressed with competence than with ideology. (I notice you don’t actually point to any position held by Ms. Pfeilsticker but rather invoke the specter of the Speaker.) Mr. Flaten’s bitter screed certainly doesn’t suggest somebody that would be a magnanimous legislator.
July 17th, 2007 at 1:54 pm
Interesting that Democrats think a candidate who
1) is pro-choice
2) supports single payer health care
3) wants to raise taxes
can win in this seat. Had the DFL nominated Flaten, they’d have a fighting chance. This candidate is better suited for Minneapolis than Mazeppa.
July 18th, 2007 at 12:14 pm
[...] I posted about Jeffrey Flaten's letter earlier this week, but Flaten's letter was published by another newspaper. [...]