In the tug-of-war that is grass-roots politics, the goal is to pull the rope as far as you can to the right.

As we noted last week, a number of GOP legislators were considering abandoning the governor in his veto of the DFL’s Mass Transit Subsidy “Transportation” bill – and the DFL was actively wooing wobbly Republicans.

The base is calling BS.  And not a moment too soon.  Michael Brodkorb notes that one district’s activists have yanked the leash on at least one wobby Republican:

Republicans in HD 49B have delayed endorsing Representative Kathy Tinglestad due to her vote for the DFL transit plan.  There was no future date set for Tingelstad to be endorsed.

As the GOP heads into convention season, word has it that the insurrection is spreading to other districts.

If you’re a Republican who values fiscal restraint and sane priorities, you need to get on the line with your legislator Monday morning.  AAA at True North gives the handy-dandy list:

Anderson, Bruce (R) 19A -651-296-5063 rep.bruce.anderson@house.mn
Anderson, Sarah (R) 43A 651-296-5511 rep.sarah.anderson@house.mn
Beard, Michael (R) 35A 651-296-8872 rep.mike.beard@house.mn
Berns, John (R) 33B 651-296-4315 rep.john.berns@house.mn
Brod, Laura (R) 25A 651-296-4229 rep.laura.brod@house.mn
Buesgens, Mark (R) 35B 651-296-5185 rep.mark.buesgens@house.mn
Cornish, Tony (R) 24B 651-296-4240 rep.tony.cornish@house.mn
Dean, Matt (R) 52B 651-296-3018 rep.matt.dean@house.mn
DeLaForest, Chris (R) 49A 651-296-4231 rep.chris.delaforest@house.mn
Demmer, Randy (R) 29A 651-296-9236 rep.randy.demmer@house.mn
Dettmer, Bob (R) 52A 651-296-4124 rep.bob.dettmer@house.mn
Drazkowski, Steve (R) 28B 651-296-2273 rep.steve.drazkowski@house.mn
Eastlund, Rob (R) 17A 651-296-5364 rep.rob.eastlund@house.mn
Emmer, Tom (R) 19B 651-296-4336 rep.tom.emmer@house.mn
Erickson, Sondra (R) 16A 651-296-6746 rep.sondra.erickson@house.mn
Finstad, Brad (R) 21B 651-296-9303 rep.brad.finstad@house.mn
Garofalo, Pat (R) 36B 651-296-1069 rep.pat.garofalo@house.mn
Gottwalt, Steve (R) 15A 651-296-6316 rep.steve.gottwalt@house.mn
Gunther, Bob (R) 24A 651-296-3240 rep.bob.gunther@house.mn
Hackbarth, Tom (R) 48A 651-296-2439 rep.tom.hackbarth@house.mn
Holberg, Mary Liz (R) 36A 651-296-6926 rep.maryliz.holberg@house.mn
Hoppe, Joe (R) 34B 651-296-5066 rep.joe.hoppe@house.mn
Howes, Larry (R) 04B 651-296-2451 rep.larry.howes@house.mn
Kohls, Paul (R) 34A 651-296-4282 rep.paul.kohls@house.mn
Lanning, Morrie (R) 09A 651-296-5515 rep.morrie.lanning@house.mn
Lesch, John (DFL) 66A 651-296-4224 rep.john.lesch@house.mn
Magnus, Doug (R) 22A 651-296-5505 rep.doug.magnus@house.mn
McFarlane, Carol (R) 53B 651-296-5363 rep.carol.mcfarlane@house.mn
McNamara, Denny (R) 57B 651-296-3135 rep.denny.mcnamara@house.mn
Nornes, Bud (R) 10A 651-296-4946 rep.bud.nornes@house.mn
Olson, Mark (IR) 16B 651-296-4237 rep.mark.olson@house.mn
Otremba, Mary Ellen (DFL) 11B 651-296-3201 rep.maryellen.otremba@house.mn
Ozment, Dennis (R) 37B 651-296-4306 rep.dennis.ozment@house.mn
Paulsen, Erik (R) 42B 651-296-7449 rep.erik.paulsen@house.mn
Peppin, Joyce (R) 32A 651-296-7806 rep.joyce.peppin@house.mn
Seifert, Marty (R) 21A 651-296-5374 rep.marty.seifert@house.mn
Severson, Dan (R) 14A 651-296-7808 rep.dan.severson@house.mn
Shimanski, Ron (R) 18A 651-296-1534 rep.ron.shimanski@house.mn
Simpson, Dean (R) 10B 651-296-4293 rep.dean.simpson@house.mn
Smith, Steve (R) 33A 651-296-9188 rep.steve.smith@house.mn
Urdahl, Dean (R) 18B 651-296-4344 rep.dean.urdahl@house.mn
Wardlow, Lynn (R) 38B 651-296-4128 rep.lynn.wardlow@house.mn
Westrom, Torrey (R) 11A 651-296-4929 rep.torrey.westrom@house.mn
Zellers, Kurt (R) 32B 651-296-5502 rep.kurt.zellers@house.mn

If they can’t agree on limited government, prosperity, security, culture, family and liberty – and the “Transportation” bill directly impacts four of those -then why are they Republicans, again?

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