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I believe Kelly has almost always taken the StPaul Chamber of Commerce positions on issues. For stadiums, TIF, freeways, big boxes, tobacco, the most conservative council candidates. A vote for Kelly is a vote for the CoC. --David Shove Roseville On Thu, 4 Nov 2004, Bob Spaulding wrote: > St. Paul Topics - This Week: Light Rail > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul-topics > ----------------------------------------- > > The flurry of the last few days has drawn me out of my > lurker status for a little analysis. > > Randy Kelly is somewhere in the political center of > state politics. Even if you doesn't always agree with > the Mayor, his centrist leadership does bring Saint > Paul benefits. In a City that continues to be heavily > dependent on state investment (state aid and major > state projects, including around the capitol grounds), > it has been helpful to have a good relationship with > the conservative Governor and now-centrist > Legislature. And given his years at the Legislature, > the Mayor knows how to navigate the halls of state > government. > > In addition to those skills serving the City, as I > read the article, I can see more clearly a possible > role for now-Mayor Randy Kelly in taking the > Governor's office from the affable but one-sided Tim > Pawlenty, either two or six years from now. > > The consensus seems to be Mike Hatch would be a strong > contender for the DFL endorsement, but that doesn't > mean he'll ultimately be the DFL candidate. > > Notably, most DFL candidates for Governor have not > been anywhere near as centrist in recent years as is > Mayor Kelly. And on what I think is a fairly related > note, the DFL hasn't won the Governorship since 1986. > Whatever label I give my own views, I think the > possibility of a centrist DFL Governor candidacy, > Randy Kelly or others, deserves some serious > consideration among DFLers. The Democrats could then > run as moderates in the state against the more > partisan Republicans in the Governorship and the > Prsidency. > > Anyway, Mayor Kelly's political career seems to have > some interesting possibilities - there may be a > possible role for him in several places. > > Bob > Downtown > _____________________________________________ > To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _____________________________________________ > NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul > > Archive Address: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ > _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
