Oh Great!

After a lifetime in politics I get political emails from all comers. I got the billboard photos in the last post from an email on the “right” and this one is Democratic in origin. My comments will follow.

Dear Harry,

Mark announced today that his Running Mate for Lieutenant Governor is Duluth State Senator Yvonne Prettner Solon!

In announcing her selection, he said, “I am very proud to introduce the woman I believe will be Minnesota’s next Lieutenant Governor, Senator Yvonne Prettner Solon. I am deeply grateful that she is willing to leave the Minnesota Senate, where she has been such an outstanding leader and superb public servant for her constituents in Duluth, to gain an even more important leadership position on behalf of all the people of Minnesota.

“Yvonne is the first and only person I asked to be my Running Mate. She fits perfectly my priorities for that important Constitutional Office. I want a Lieutenant Governor who will be a strong partner with me in leading our state toward a better future. Senator Prettner Solon brings her extensive experience in both state and local government. Her very thoughtful, sensitive, and visionary leadership and public service are further informed by her life experiences, which have forged a woman I deeply respect and admire.

“I look forward to our creating together a ‘Senior Citizens Service Center’ within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, which will provide Minnesota’s seniors with one toll-free number they can call with any problems they are having with state government. As Lieutenant Governor, Yvonne will also play a key role in working with the Minnesota Legislature to pass our Administration’s legislative initiatives.”

Yvonne replied, “I am honored to have been asked by Mark to be his Running Mate. I have always admired him for his incredible integrity. I know that he is not running because he needs to be Governor, but because he cares deeply for the people of Minnesota and he knows what needs to be done to put our state back on track. One only need spend a short amount of time with him to understand how genuine he is and what deep sincerity motivates him.

“Besides his previous executive experience as Commissioner of Economic Development under the Perpich Administration and as State Auditor in the 1990’s, what better credentials could a state want from its Governor than his selfless wish to improve the economic environment and quality of life for all Minnesotans.”

We’re excited to be working with Yvonne for a Better Minnesota!

Dana Anderson

Campaign Manager

Where to start?

I’ve always liked Yvonne. She’s a bland but generally middle-of-the-road politician who was able to use her new last name to succeed Senator Sam Solon when he died. She might have been able to pull it off on her own but we’ll never know.

Sam was a man who bent over backwards to save Central High School. Yvonne let the Duluth School Board bend over backwards to close it.

I think she will give the rich but dotty Dayton much the same boost that her junior partner Tom Huntley gave what’s-her-name (No, really, I’ve been googling all sorts of queries to recall her name) when she ran for Governor with Tom as her running mate.

I couldn’t support Yvonne for reelection to the State Senate after her nose thumbing of Duluth voters over the Red Plan. Why would I support her as a crutch for the often stuttering Mark Dayton?

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