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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Dec 06, 2005 12:10am |
| Category | General |
| News Date | Dec 06, 2005 12:00am |
| Description | Democrats Fretting About Rowley, Touting War Vet
By Nicole Duran
Roll Call Staff
December 6, 2005
If House Democrats are to succeed at expanding the playing field in next year’s midterm elections, then they will need to find good second-tier seats to compete for in states such as historically Democratic Minnesota.
But in the Gopher State, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s targeted races may be changing.
When FBI whistleblower Coleen Rowley first announced that she would challenge Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.) for his 2nd district seat next year, Democratic party leaders thought her celebrity would instantly vault the race into the competitive column. But with little money raised, a focus on national issues and a candidate who refuses expert advice, Democrats are starting to wonder whether Rowley can live up to the hype. Rowley could even face a challenge for the Democratic nomination.
Meanwhile, a little-known high school geography teacher and Iraq war veteran named Tim Walz is beginning to generate buzz that his challenge of Rep. Gil Gutknecht (R-Minn.) in the 1st district might provide Democrats with a better opportunity for an upset.
National pundits and leaders of both parties already expect the open 6th district race to succeed Rep. Mark Kennedy (R-Minn.), who is seeking the state’s open Senate seat next year, to be a top-tier race.
A Minnesota-based lobbyist summed up the current conventional wisdom succinctly when he said: “Among my Democratic friends, they seem to think that Rowley is going nowhere and that Walz is going somewhere.” |
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