How does your election look?

[headsplice]

Locally, we've got the Minnesota 5th, which looks like it's going to produce the first Muslim Representative, ever, Keith Ellison (the race is his to lose). The Senate race is between Mark Kennedy (essentially a party-line walker) and Amy Klobuchar, who's been a good state attorney general (I think she's ahead by 20+ points). The Rep. seat that Kennedy is leaving to run for Senator is the 6th, which is a statistical dead heat, though I think the Demcratic candidate, Patty Wetterling (the first person in the country to run Foley related TV ads) will probably pull it out.

[Griff]

Originally Posted by headsplice

... though I think the Demcratic candidate, Patty Wetterling (the first person in the country to run Foley related TV ads) will probably pull it out.

Is she the lady whose child was abducted?

[BigV]

Originally Posted by Griff

Is she the lady whose child was abducted?

Yes.

[headsplice]

Originally Posted by Griff

Is she the lady whose child was abducted?

Yup. Her son, Jacob. She's a pretty savvy politician, but, in my opinion, she's been milking that aspect of her life too much (that's how she opened her first TV ad..."I'm Patty Wetterling, and my child, Jacob, disappeared..."). I understand that her son disappeared, and that's more awful than I can possibly imagine, but that doesn't define who she is or how she's going to represent me in the District. That being said, I'd still vote for her, since her opponent is a spiteful bitch.