Some Reflections Going into Gubernatorial Hell Week
May 31st, 2006 at 11:35am Geraldine
Well, we’re about a week out and things are starting to get crazy. If I were Chet Culver, I’d be feeling a little nervous. Though his website touts an eight-point lead over Nussle and claims no one else can beat him, I’m a little skeptical of this as a reason to vote for Culver.
First of all, I think we’re going to beat Nussle in the fall. Period.
Secondly, Blouin and Fallon have really made tremendous gains, which shouldn’t be taken lightly. Blouin has proved his vast experience in public service make him extremely qualified, and his colleagues sure seem to recognize it. Fallon has managed to overcome his ”cooky” image and appeal to the independent-minded and party-faithful alike, building a huge, old school grassroots network.
Thirdly, Chet Culver really just doesn’t stand out to me. I can look back at the campaign season and see how the other campaigns have grown and evolved, but Culver seems to just be the “I’m ahead in the polls” guy. We’ve all heard the jokes (often cruelly cutting and quite likely bad for everyone come June 7th) that maybe Culver isn’t the smartest crayon in the box, but to me it’s something else. Politicians should not only represent the people, they should also educate them. When has Culver raised the level of discourse?
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6 Comments Add your own
1. GK from IC | May 31st, 2006 at 3:14 pm
I’d look for 6/17 to become a really important day for the Dems, b/c it looks like it will be going to the Convention to be decided.
2. Anon | May 31st, 2006 at 6:08 pm
Yeah right, Fallon is not going to pull 30% which would be required to keep one or the other of Blouin and Culver from 35%.
3. anon | June 2nd, 2006 at 12:48 am
i loved your perspective on culver — he hasn’t educated us. he’s not a born leader, he panders, he gets lost on the issues.
it would seriously depress me if he got the nomination. seriously. blouin or fallon, but just not culver.
he’s been on a serious decline ever since people started paying attention and never gone up in the polls. troubling.
4. Hannah | June 2nd, 2006 at 10:03 am
more importantly though, it would seriously depress me if nussle were the next governor.
5. anon | June 2nd, 2006 at 9:45 pm
i’d vote against nussle if it were culver. i’d vote for fallon or blouin. we have to defend the guy at the top of the ticket, and that gets a lot harder with culver. with the others, i can at least feel i walk away with my integrity and dignity intact.
6. login | January 1st, 2009 at 3:07 am
Hi - big thanks (great site!).
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