One State Fair mini-doughnut booth is run by Democrats. Republican bill would clamp down on it

[TexasTowelie]

For local Democrats, there’s always money in the mini-doughnut stand.

Over the last 50 years, or so, a group of Democrats from Ramsey County has organized volunteers to run a doughnut booth at the Minnesota State Fair. The group, which has been registered as the “10th Ward & Rural Ramsey County (fka DFL Donut Booth)” since 1977, then contributes the profits to local Democratic-Farmer-Labor groups.

“It operates like any other booth at the Fair,” said the group’s chairman, Marc Asch. Asch, who served a term in the Minnesota House in the early 1990s, started making doughnuts in 1987 at the State Fair before moving up to dough-maker and manager. Now he runs the political action committee.

But Republican lawmakers say the booth is unlike any at the Great Minnesota Get-Together.

Instead, said Rep. Randy Jessup, R-Shoreview, it is a “black stain” at the State Fair.

Read more: http://www.twincities.com/2017/03/24/democratic-dollars-from-state-fair-doughnuts-republican-lawmakers-say-no/

[Doreen]

1. So, in other words the repukes are upset that Democrats

are doing the same thing they do? If the Democrats were actually doing something wrong the Repukes want them to get into trouble for stealing their idea.

[forgotmylogin]

2. So Republicans want to take away Minnesotans' donuts.

They couldn't get the health care, so they go after carnival snack food.

What are they, monsters?

[dflprincess]

3. Randy Jessup must be the only person (or at least politically involved person)

who didn't know the DFL had been running a mini-donut stand for years.

[Angry Dragon]

4. I bet if the republicans opened a golden shower booth they could make money

2 bucks will get you the chance to piss on a repub....................