I met Marisa Simonetti, conservative Hennepin County Commissioner candidate in District 6, last month when she appeared on my NARN colleague Mitch Berg's radio show. I'll admit my first impression of her was quite favorable. From the tidbits I heard, she definitely had an intriguing personal story. On the surface, she was a young single mom with little fundraising prowess running an effective grassroots campaign which posed a threat to the political establishment in the Orono/Lake Minnetonka/Edina/Wayzata areas.
In the special election last month, Simonetti finished a mere 9 points behind Heather Edelson, a former DFL state rep with nearly 100% name recognition in an area Gov. Tim Walz won his 2022 reelection by nearly 30 points. Pretty impressive considering the circumstances. Encouraged by that result, Simonetti chose to oppose Edelson in the general election this November.
It's standard fare that when one opposes the prog power structure, the personal attacks will be off the charts. And while it's a daunting enough task to fend off said attacks which may be rooted in mere half-truths, I can't imagine how they land when a seedy and bizarre background is uncovered.
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