Get ready for the Aug. 12 primary

[progree]

Get ready for the Aug. 12 primary, Southwest Journal, 8/7/14
http://www.southwestjournal.com/news/news/get-ready-for-the-aug-12-primary

It's focussed on Minneapolis, but has a lot of useful state-wide information and links.

Here's one of many (My Ballot)
http://myballotmn.sos.state.mn.us/

As for statewide offices, any reason not to vote for the DFL-endorsed candidate? Any close races besides State Auditor Rebecca Otto v. Matt Entenza?

I see there's 3 Democrats running for Secretary of State:
Steve Simon (DFL-endorsed), Dick Franson, and Gregg A. Iverson

What about voting in the Republican primary instead -- I'm not comfortable doing the usual spoiler tactic of voting for the most extreme whack-a-doodle in hopes that (s)he will be easy to defeat in the general election (too many extreme whack-a-doodles win, think Michelle Bachmann), so that's probably not an option for me.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Entenza is a weasel.

He wants to use the auditor position just to get to something better. His campaign has been dishonest and slimy.

[geardaddy]

6. Agreed.

He needs to be shut down.

[glinda]

8. He will not get my vote.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. I've gotten a slick ad from his campaign in my mail almost every day.

I wonder where all the money for that is coming from?

[ISUGRADIA]

10. Entenza $

It's almost all from Entenza himself. He's spent close to $700,000 of his own money on this race since July.

[scarletwoman]

12. Yup, day after day. Straight from my mailbox to the recycling bag.

I wonder about the money, too. Who's expecting their back to get scratched if Entenza gets in? Someone trying THAT hard to get elected for state Auditor, fer crissakes - it makes me damn suspicious.

I'm heading out to my polling place tomorrow to vote for Rebecca Otto, and do my part to make sure all that Entenza campaign money is wasted.

[PatSnow]

2. I was curious about Secretary of State

but the DFL endorsee - Steve Simon - is a no brainer. At least he has been elected before.

The other two: Iverson and Franson appear to be perpetual candidates. Both tried for Minneapolis mayor.. Well, there were 35 of them, or so.

There are predictions that turn out will be around 15% and with Entneza spending so much money I conclude that it is important to cast a vote for Otto.

[geardaddy]

7. Franson's all over the place with his policies

http://votesmart.org/public-statement/367831/issue-position-dick-fransons-agenda-for-minnesota-and-the-united-states#.U-kjXfldUaA

[ISUGRADIA]

11. All you need to know about Franson

Is that when he ran for S of State against Ritchie and lost is he turned around and endorsed Mary Kiffmeyer.

[Mister Ed]

13. A neighbor of mine who knows Simon personally...

...says he's one of the most honest and ethical people she's ever met.

She's just one person, but her endorsement, when added to the DFL endorsement, gave me every reason to vote for Simon when I sent in my absentee ballot.

By the way, that's my assessment of Otto as well: honest, ethical, and competent. The mailers I've been receiving from Entenza have given me the strong impression that he's none of those things.

[jwirr]

3. Is this primary state wide. We have seen very little about this in papers or news up here in NE MN.

[progree]

4. Absolutely

You can see who is on your ballot by putting in your zip code and whatever else it asks for:
http://myballotmn.sos.state.mn.us/

[jwirr]

5. I have heard very little about it. Thanks for the heads up. Will make sure my family and friends

know.