Shot In The Dark: Finney Out

July 20, 2005

Finney Out

According to the PiPress' City Hall blog, former Saint Paul top cop Bill Finney is not running for Mayor. This contradicts (and presumably shuts down) some rumors from earlier in the week:

Contrary to suspicions, hopes, fears and whatever else might have been going on, former St. Paul Police Chief Bill Finney is NOT running for mayor, just as he said last November.

Ramsey County elections officials gently pointed out to the Scoop this afternoon that the same form Finney picked up this morning could be used to file for any number of races -- including the Ramsey County Sheriff election next year, so his visit to the election bureau in the hours before the mayoral and school board filings closed wasn't as momentous as the Scoop would have led you to believe.

Still, Finney's support of Chris Coleman is interesting. While Coleman (the younger brother of Strib columnist Nick Coleman) iisn't as far to the left as 2001 DFL-endorsee Jay "The East Is Red" Benanav, he's an orthodox DFLer, unlike Mayor Kelly (who angered the city DFL fundamentalists by endorsing President Bush in last fall's election). Finney would seem to be more like a Kelly in most respects - in fact, as a mayor I could see him being the next in a line of DFL mayors that are roundly hated by their own party, after Kelly and, of course, Norm Coleman (whom the DFL hounded out of the party).

My hunch:

It's a sign that Kelly's a lot stronger than the DFL would like. Kelly's a popular guy among moderate DFLers in the City (the St. Paul DFL has two major constituencies - the pro-union, largely socially-conservative East Side wing, and the free-range alpaca-wearing, Volvofied, "Don't Park The Bus" crowd from Merriam Park and Highland.

Coleman will carry Highland and his native West End by 150 points, of course - but outside Koolaid-ville, among moderates, responsible DFLers and the city's beleaguered Republicans, Kelly's the only rational choice. And that, I think, is enough for victory. (Randy Kelly will be the only DFLer I vote for this year, or likely in 2006).

Which is why, I suspect, Finney is preening his DFL credentials. 2009 isn't all that far away - and with Randy Kelly and Chris Coleman out of the way, and his cred as a popular and successful chief of police under his belt, it could be a great move.
Posted by Mitch at July 20, 2005 05:48 AM | TrackBack

Comments

Mitch,
I don't think its correct to describe Chris as "...an orthodox DFLer". If you look at voting history on the city council, he was a Norm Coleman ally and could definetly be considered a centerist. It is very true to say he has run a campaign as "...an orthodox DFLer" which is probably why he is losing.
I think First Ring, http://www.thefirstringblog.blogspot.com/ , has done a great job covering the race if you wanted more speculation.
As for Finney's support of Coleman, Finney and Kelly couldn't stand each other. They had a majr league falling out when he was still chief and Kelly was mayor. I think we would see Finney supporting anyone who isn't Randy Kelly.

Pat

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