Viva La Grams

KvM on the other big news over the weekend; former Rep and Senator Rod Grams winning the endorsement in the Eighth to run against paleo-porker Jim Oberstar:

the Senator’s selfless decision to challenge Oberstar means that the Republican party will have a candidate of stature to contest a district that last sent a Republican to Washington before the earth cooled.

Simply put, that means good things for both Congressman Kennedy and Governor Pawlenty. If Grams can boost GOP turnout in the 8th just fractionally — even a couple percentage points — it would pay enormous dividends for Republican statewide office seekers.

In a race that will see both Senate campaigns seeking a 1/10th of a percentage point advantage wherever it can be found, Grams bid for the 8th could prove more than significant — it could be decisive.

Newsrooms all over the Twin Cities are now humming as reporters stand to sea, looking for more dirt on Morgan Grams.

But this time it shouldn't matter.

Posted by Mitch at May 8, 2006 05:49 AM | TrackBack