Comments on: Dean Barkley Supports Lou Dobbs for President

By: Steve Rankin

Steve Rankin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:13:13 +0000

Comrade Phil: You said the playing field was not level. How so?

My point is that Humphrey at least– and possibly also Coleman– had to go through a contested primary in order to reach the general election, while Ventura only had to campaign in the general election.

By: Phil Sawyer

Phil Sawyer — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:25:35 +0000

What is your point, Steve?

By: Steve Rankin

Steve Rankin — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:01:00 +0000

Ventura had little or no primary opposition, so the only real campaign he had to run was in the general election.

I don’t recall whether Coleman had opposition in the Republican primary, but Skip Humphrey won the “My Three Sons” Democratic primary, which featured the sons of famous Democratic-Farmer-Labor politicians.

By: Phil Sawyer

Phil Sawyer — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:38:49 +0000

Even still, the playing field was not level. Jesse won the race anyway!

By: Steve Rankin

Steve Rankin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:37:57 +0000

Ventura’s win (37%-35%-28%) in 1998 was largely due to (1) his good performance in the debate(s) with Coleman (R) and Humphrey (D) and (2) same day registration, which enabled many young people to vote for Ventura.

By: Phil Sawyer

Phil Sawyer — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:13:11 +0000

Jesse Ventura most certainly did not bribe his way into the governor’s office. He was elected by the people of Minnesota!

That is sad news that Dean Barkley is a fan of Lou Dobbs. I hope that he changes his mind about that.

By: ETJB

ETJB — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:55:01 +0000

Well, its official. The MN Independence Party is on its last breath, assuming that this early endorsement has any weight within the party.

The MN IP has always billed itself as a centrist party, socially liberal and fiscally conservative. This does not fit the description of populist (xenophobe) Dobbs.

By: The Duck

The Duck — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:35:40 +0000

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~The Duck~

By: Steve Rankin

Steve Rankin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:56:24 +0000

Isn’t Dobbs a trade protectionist? I don’t see a protectionist being elected president– especially one who has never held elective office. Dobbs should run for governor or U. S. senator; as a presidential candidate, he would mainly be a vehicle for protest.

Senator Bernie Sanders is an avowed socialist who caucuses with the Democrats, where he feels right at home.

What ever happened to Rep. Peter Smith (R) who lost his seat to Sanders in the early ’90s, mainly because he voted for gun control? Last I heard, Smith was trying to get the Ripon Society going again.

By: Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:06:09 +0000

If Lou Dobb was President, he would make decisions like Ronald Reagan. There are similar traits between the two. But he needs a party to become President. That is the problem. Otherwise the man will perfectly perform the job better than any candidates right now.