Help Minnesotans! What's going on in St Paul? Dem Mayor pro-Bush???

[jean]

please help answer the question DU-er oly asks:

'What's going on in St Paul? When I lived in Roseville a few years ago, St Paul was reasonably progressive. Is it still? What about MN in general?'

oly's thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=160&topic_id=1572&mesg_id=1575&page=

[grannylib]

1. Isn't that just sad??? I have always taken pride in the fact that we were

the only state that didn't go for Ray-guns ...
And now the Chimpster is coming to Mankato and holy shit, the hoops one had to jump through to try to get tickets: desparate efforts being made to keep protesters out, natch, the little horror being too terra-fied to face any kind of dissent...
what a weenie.

[jean]

3. it was bad enough that bush handpicked Coleman to run against

Paul Wellstone - and the horrific result of that interference in a state election.

Now what the hell is Rove up to in Minnesota? Kelly's borg-like mantra (We must stay the course) is the result of clammy, greedy Repub hands pawing all over our state.

It seems like a big game board - first they move Kelly over to pro-Bush, then what - what's the next move?

[ButterflyBlood]

2. St. Paul is still extremely liberal, but appears to be hit by DINO mayors

Coleman was the first, and I believe this idiot was his handpicked successor.

This almost certainly seals his defeat in the primaries next year, so I'm wondering if he plans on pulling a Coleman, switching parties and then running against Dayton.

Don't worry though, I bet the vast majority of St. Paul residents are very embarassed of his sorry ass right now.

[northernsoul]

4. in the words of The Who, we won't get fooled again

I think he knows that he's headed for a spectularly embarassing defeat in 2005 and he's looking to suck up to his bosses at the Chamber of Commerce.

[Berserker]

5. How is it even possible

to call yourself a Democrat and back the smirk regime? He said he read a bumper sticker on a car in St. Paul he was following that said "I HATE BUSH" and that it made him sick. You make me sick kelly you fake! Your just another bush apologizer and ass kisser. Good luck next election!

[dflprincess]

6. I don't think he'll run against Dayton

Mark Kennedy is the one annointed to do that. - Though who knows what will happen to that plan if Patty Wetterling beats him.

Ya think they're pumping something into the air at St. Paul City Hall?