> Steve Sumner > Phyllis Kahn has demonstrated two things this week: > ? The first is that she has taken her constituency for > granted. She > has been spending her summer campaigning in another part of > the city, while being absent from local events in her home community.
[TB] Having had some political involvement for something on the order of 3 decades, I don't find it all unusual that an incumbent office holder in a safe district is spending some time campaigning for others who seek to join their caucus in the Legislature. Given the short shift that the Legislature has given Minneapolis in the past few years, its applaudable that she is campaigning for someone who might be supportive of Minneapolis rather than trashing the city. Absent events in her home community? How long ago was it that she was getting trashed on this list for doing just that. Seems she thought that council members should represent disticts drawn based on the 2000 census before 2006 as the current council seems to prefer. Sumner again: > The Republican Party in Senate District 59B is confident that > when the voters are given all of the facts, they will choose > Amanda Hutchins to unseat Phyllis Kahn this fall. ### [TB] Okay, in 2002 she got 94.5% of the vote, in 2000 when she had an opponent who was campaigning hard she got 63%. I think that confidence is just a bit misplaced. I'll certainly be surprised if she polls less than 60%. I'll forecast the results in 59B (1) Kahn, (2) Smith (Green) she and Kahn are the only ones with web sites (3) Licheid (Independence), (4) Hutchins. Kahn has done a good job, she deserves to be re-elected. Terrell Brown Loring Park (tonight's fireworks display looks rather good) REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
