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  Can Doran tap into partisan discontent?
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News DateMonday, February 13, 2006 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionVIRGINIA — Kelly Doran and Sheila Kiscaden have as much or more name identification statewide because of how often they’ve changed their political minds recently than because of their views on the issues.

But the DFL gubernatorial candidate team have not changed their views on what they believe is really ticking off most Minnesotans — partisan politics and far too much bickering over problems rather than working to solve them.

And that, they believe, is what sets apart their campaign for governor from others — and also why they believe the DFL Party needs them to win next November.

“We appeal to moderate Democrats, moderate Republicans and Independents. That’s a pretty good coalition and one the DFL needs to win back the governor’s office,” Doran said during a visit to the Iron Range last Friday.

Last summer Doran was running for U.S. senator. Then he switched to the governor’s campaign.

Kiscaden was a Republican until 2002. Then she switched to the Independence Party, winning a House seat in 2004 in Rochester legislative district. But a little more than two years later, Kiscaden was switching parties again — this time, last Jan. 9, to the DFL and then she accepted Doran’s offer as his lieutenant governor running mate.

So, does the question come up often about their political changes of heart?

“Oh, once in a while people bring it up, and that’s fine. But it’s not the center of attention,” Doran said. “I figured I was better suited to be governor than senator and that’s what I’m also hearing from people.”

Kiscaden, who has been active in Minnesota’s three main political parties in just the last four years, said she had grown “disgruntled and unhappy with the Republican Party. It had become controlled by the far-right extreme element. I couldn’t stand all the litmus tests they had. You had to agree with them on all the issues or forget it. That’s not me. That’s not most people.”
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