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MINNPOST: BARE-KNUCKLE BRAWL ABOUT TO COMMENCE
By Luke Hellier | December 22, 2009
MinnPost.com did a story about the approaching battle that will commence about re-redistricting in the next few years. MDE Founder, Michael Brodkorb was interviewed in the article. A portion of the story is below or read the full text here.
Even if the state doesn’t lose a seat, population shifts within the state — such as more people moving from Greater Minnesota to the metro area — could imperil the careers of 6th District Rep. Michele Bachmann or the two Twin Cities representatives — the 5th District’s Keith Ellison or the 4th District’s Betty McCollum?
Republicans, you see, would love to draw a map that would put Minneapolis and St. Paul into a single district, which, of course, would doom either Ellison or McCollum. And, assuming Bachmann wins again in the fall, DFLers would love to do some doodling with the current 6th District lines that would enable them to turn her into a full-time talk show host.
By the way, Michael Brodkorb, the deputy chairman of the state Republican Party, is convinced the only reason Sen. Tarryl Clark jumped into the 6th District Congressional race against Bachmann this year is to set herself up for a run in a newly constituted 6th District in 2012.
“I think she believes that there’ll be a new, central Minnesota district in 2012,” said Brodkorb. “Why else would she run against the 8,000-pound gorilla [Bachmann]?”
Of course, the Clark campaign isn’t buying into that presumption.
‘Bare-knuckle politics’?
Brodkorb, a Republican analyst in the redistricting of 10 years ago, attended Friday’s meeting. He’s convinced that the process will be filled with “bare-knuckle politics.”He’s constantly telling Republicans that redistricting is one of the most powerful reasons that Republicans must keep one of their own in the governor’s mansion.
“If Democrats have the governor and both legislative bodies, they’d draw a map that would drive us out of existence,” Brodkorb said.
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