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BREAKING: QUIST TO ANNOUNCE AGAINST WALZ FOR FIRST DISTRICT
By Luke Hellier | November 18, 2009
In a release that I received a few moments ago former State Representative Allen Quist announced his campaign against Congressman Tim Walz.
The release is below:
(St. Peter, MN) – Former State Representative Allen Quist has announced that he will run against U.S. Representative Tim Walz for the First District Congressional Seat. Â Quist served three terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1982 to 1988, runs a family farm of 1200 acres with his son Andrew in rural St. Peter, and recently retired as a teacher at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato
Quist, a Republican, said his message will be simple and straightforward: Â ”If people like what Congress is doing, they should vote for the incumbent,” Quist said. Â ”But if they believe, as I do, that Congress is headed in the wrong direction, then I will be the alternative.”
According to Quist there have been three unusually important bills under consideration during this session of Congress: the $787 billion Stimulus bill, Cap and Trade, and the Health Care bill. Â ”Representative Walz has been on the wrong side of all three,” said Quist.
Quist emphasizes that government spending is totally out of control. Â ”Just the Stimulus bill by itself added over $10,000 of new government debt for every family of four in our nation,” he explained. Â Quist also said that present Congressional spending trends will almost double our national debt-from 40% of GDP today to 87% of D+GDP by 2020. Â Quist says this means, “continued high unemployment and burdening the next generation with a level of debt that will substantially reduce their quality of life.”
“The Cap and Trade bill will add $6,800 per year of higher energy costs for every family of four and the Health Care bill, which is supposed to reduce medical costs, will actually increase total costs by over $100 billion each year,” said Quist.
Quist added that the Health Care bill contains a huge hidden tax on the middle class and will substatnitally reduce the access senior citizens have to needed health care. Â ”In terms of costs,” Quist said, “big business is the big winner and the middle class is the big loser. Â American citizens of the middle class will be forced to pay the bills.”
“Southern Minnesota voters have been holding Tea Party rallies and contacting Congressman Walz’s office asking him not to support these wasteful government spending bills that force more government control of our lives,” said Quist. Â ”Congressman Walz continually shows by his votes that he is out of step with the voters of the First District.
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November 19th, 2009 at 12:08 am
Great news! I’d like to see Dick Day run as well. With Walz’s voting record in favor of socialism, either candidate would smoke him.
Will Alan make his announcement at his farm? How far is that from the farm Big Mak drove to from Minneapolis to make her announcement, pretending to suddenly be concerned about rural issues.
November 19th, 2009 at 12:53 am
The right candidate would certainly have a shot against Walz who is far more liberal than the First District. Brian Davis wasn’t the right candidate last time and I’m afraid Allen Quist, who was recruited by Davis, isn’t the right candidate either. Quist has come out with some good substance but has the reputation, fair or not, of being radical in some of his views.
November 19th, 2009 at 1:08 am
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November 19th, 2009 at 8:22 am
I think the Quist candidacy is evidence that the DFL is not the only party having troubles with candidate recruitment.
November 19th, 2009 at 10:28 am
Hector,
The problem with the Quist candidacy isn’t strictly a candidate recruitment problem. The problem is that the delegates will be excited to endorse someone like Quist over an experienced, electable legislator like Julie Rosen. It’s the same problem Dick Day had when the delegates went for Brian Davis who lost to Walz by a margin of 66% to 34%.
November 19th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
With 20% of the National Electorate proclaiming to be Republican, it will be interesting how such a small number will be able to recapture the Majorities in the US House and Senate.
We will have to see just how far right Allen Quist is. I know his wife is closely linked to Michele Bachmann’s campaign for re-election, and that Quist’s views are similar to Bachmann’s when it comes to Government.
With the insane rhetoric that has been coming from Michele Bachmann since 2007 and Quist’s ties to her, Moderate Republicans and Independents might be less likely to support such a candidate.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Thank the Lord it’s Quist!
My dream has come true.
By the way, Davis only received 33%, not 34%.
November 19th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
My husband attended the announcement here in Rochester as an observer. There were 4 Quist supporters present and NO PRESS!
November 20th, 2009 at 1:02 am
LadyK,
If you think 20% of the national electorate is Republican, then why does the latest Gallup poll have Republicans leading Democrats in the generic Congressional ballot by a margin of 48 to 44%? I guess Jon Corzine was also re-elected in New Jersey along with the Democrat in Virginia too!