- It's been a while since I've been excited about a MNGOP gubernatorial candidate.
State Sen. Michelle Benson officially joined the race for Minnesota governor on Wednesday, joining a growing field of Republican candidates angling to challenge Gov. Tim Walz next fall.
Benson, a four-term senator from suburban Ham Lake, is the first woman to jump into the race in either party, aiming to become the first woman to be elected governor in Minnesota.
"Tim Walz and the Democrats just don't get it. Their extreme agenda is dividing us with radical, leftist policies, trying to defund the police, shutting down schools and crippling neighborhood businesses," Benson said in a YouTube video announcing her run. "I've seen enough, it's time to get to work."
Benson and her husband Craig are personal friends of my wife and me, so it's impossible for us to be unbiased about this candidacy. That said, current Republican candidate Scott Jensen has been on the campaign trail for months and has gotten significant traction, including from a national standpoint in his outspokenness against draconian COVID restrictions. While that will play well with the GOP base here in Minnesota, I don't believe Jensen has a realistic shot to defeat Gov. Tim Walz in the general election. But Benson's no-nonsense and more refined approach would make her much more formidable in a head-to-head with the Governor.
FYI, Michelle will appear on my radio program this Sunday afternoon at 1:30 on AM 1280 The Parriot.
- President Joe Biden continually says the buck stops with him on the disaster that was the U.S. military's withdrawal from Afghanistan while also attempting to blame others. It ain't workin'.
“I am absolutely appalled and literally horrified we left Americans there,” one (Biden) administration official told POLITICO. “It was a hostage rescue of thousands of Americans in the guise of a NEO [noncombatant evacuation operations], and we have failed that no-fail mission.”
Perhaps this underscores more than anything how confidence in Biden has waned.
This is extremely difficult for me to say:
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) August 31, 2021
I once thought I truly knew Joe Biden and he helped me through pain and grief, for which I am grateful.
This man on tv giving this speech, I do not recognize this man. God help our country. God help the Americans we have abandoned.
As much as the mainstream media will attempt to pivot to other topics, the aftermath of this debacle isn't going away anytime soon.
- So this sucks.
Vikings’ TE Irv Smith underwent surgery to repair his meniscus this morning. With a 4-5 month recovery timetable, it is most likely to end his season, per sources.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 1, 2021
Once again, this graphic is still relevant.
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