In a microcosm of why it is so hard to get real conservative liberty-loving candidates on the ballot in Minnesota.
We are faced with the decision as to who is best to take on the idiot Al Franken.
There are 5 people vying for the GOP endorsement:
Two relative unknowns Monti Moreno who is a St Paul guy and Chris Dahlberg who I believe is from the Duluth area.
One relatively known State Senator from Carver County who is still a long shot for the nomination and whom I know very little about other than she rose to be Dpty Majority Leader when Amy Koch resigned as Majority Leader.
The two frontrunners are Mike McFadden a local lawyer-trained investment banker and Jim Abler who I know more about (see below).
Now, there are none here that I would describe as meeting our criteria for who we would like to see in a leader...another Ted Cruz these people are not. I am inlcined toward McFadden but that cannot be described as a ringing endorsement as I have my doubts about his stance on some issues and I am not sure he has what it takes to stand up not just to Democrats but idiots in the GOP that are mucking things up on a regular basis in the Senate!
Abler I know and have met several times. Personable guy, says and writes the right things...but he is a true blue died in the wool ruling class pragmatic republican and really the Senate is already loaded with too much of this stuff aleady! Jim will say what he needs to in order to survive, but his voting record reveals who he really is. He can be really wonkish on fiscal policy and government budgets, but he is too accomodating to party leaders and the opposition and will give only mouth service to conservative and Tea Party concerns.
Right now None Of The Above is my leading choice.