General Discussion

Do you know who is running in our US Senate race? Democrats? Republicans? Did you know that we still have a primary election, despite each party having already endorsed their candidate for the election.

Do you know anything about the candidates? Do you even want to know anything about the candidates. See, I'm still learning about them. I won't know everything until just before the Primary election in August. Then, I will vote for whomever is the Democrat on the ballot, as I always do.

We have two potential candidates on the Democratic side. One is the former Lt. Governor of the state, Peggy Flanagan. She is of native American ancestry, which bothers the anti-DEA crowd. She also was somewhat at odds with the governor when he was the candidate for Vice President in the last election. They aren't really speaking to each other. The other is Angie Craig, who is currently the House representative from a Southern precinct in the state. She is married to a woman, which affects her attractiveness to many Republicans who might vote for a Democrat. She has one questionable vote from her House term that is disturbing to me and man other Democrats. She voted a couple of times in favor of immigration restrictions that other Democrats rejected. Each has positions on every issue. I have to decide which one gets my vote.

I would never vote for either Republican in the Senate race, so I won't offer any information. You can go look it up.

All four will be on the primary ballot. The winners will appear on the ballot for the general election.

So, what's your advice, if you live outside of Minnesota? Which of the Senate candidates should I vote for in August, and why. I'll wait here for your detailed responses.

See the problem. I know all of the candidates pretty well. Odds are you don't know them at all. So, why on earth would you advise anyone here about voting in the Primary?

That's why I keep my nose out of other state's elections. I have plenty to study right here before I cast my vote in August. Of course, I'll vote for whoever gets the Democratic place on the November ballot. I don't know the candidates in the other states very well, and don't have time to research them all. So, I leave that to people who live in those states.