Tina Smith faces tough challengers in fight to keep U.S. Senate seat

[mn9driver]

The top-tier candidates are two women in what’s already been dubbed “the year of women” — one of them an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump and the other the incumbent — and a primary challenger on Smith’s left who is trying to galvanize progressive voters by making the president his chief target.

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Housley sprinted in Coon Rapids’ holiday parade, shaking scores of hands. She was accompanied by a hog on a cart with the sign “As senator, Karin Housley will stop the pork.”

That message was made for Phil Rosar, 70, a real estate investor. When he learned that Housley is a Trump supporter, he said, “I’m going to vote for her for sure.” He’s tired of “paying taxes for all that stupid crap” that Democrats in Congress vote for, he said....

http://m.startribune.com/tina-smith-faces-tough-challengers-in-fight-to-keep-u-s-senate-seat/487617301/

Too bad Franken isn’t running for this as an incumbent. Of course the seat wouldn’t even be up for election this year if he hadn’t been shivved.

[oasis]

1. Dems have to struggle for what should be a safe seat.

The reason we are in this situation, is beyond ridiculous.

[NewJeffCT]

2. Meanwhile, Jim Jordan

is still a Congressman

[dalton99a]

6. No shit.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. Fuck Richard Painter.

[mcar]

4. So Painter potentially could lose us a Senate seat

And some here support him?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. The Demos are at 86% in the betting markets.

https://www.predictit.org/Market/3949/Which-party-will-win-the-2018-US-Senate-special-election-in-Minnesota

[NCTraveler]

7. Do people still look fondly on this?

"As senator, Karin Housley will stop the pork."

Shivved = Quit

He should have fought and never quit. Not his finest hour.