Build It And They Will Vote?
By Mitch Berg
This story caught my eye this morning; Mark Zdechlik (Mitch silently double-checks the spelling) at MPR reported the Senator Hann’s likely upcoming vote on Gay Marriage is at odds with…
…his district’s vote on the Marriage Amendment:
Last fall, fewer than 4 in 10 voters in Hann’s Eden Prairie district cast ballots to define marriage in the state Constitution.
Still, Hann intends to vote against the bill.
“I have always supported the law that we have on the books today which defines marriage to be between one man and one woman,” he said.
So I’m wondering; how often does Minnesota Public Radio News plan on “exposing inconsistencies” in politicians’ votes?
Because I’d be interesting in hearing about the dilemma facing the DFL Senators – Stumpf, Skoe, Saxhaug, Tomassoni, and Majority Leader Bakk himself – who are likely to vote party line whose districts voted by 2:1 or better for the Marriage Amendment.
And on what votes can we expect this level of media scrutiny? For example, I’m going to hazard a guess that a majority – maybe a supermajority – of Rep. Savick’s district opposed Michael Paymar’s gun grab bills. How will the voter know if the media doesn’t tell them?
Or is it only certain issues? Or perhaps only a certain party whose votes will be scrutinized like this?
Or perhaps only those of conservatives who are seen as likely challengers to Mark Dayton?
Just curious.
(CORRECTION: Senator Bakk’s district opposed the Amendment. I checked the wrong district…)
May 13th, 2013 at 8:09 am
Didn’t hear a peep out of Minnesota Progressive Radio when several freshman Democrat rep’s poked the people that were ignorant enough to believe the lies they told them in the ear with a sharp stick last week.When you’re wrong, you’re wrong..I was wrong. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/09/politics/radinovich-same-sex-marriage
May 13th, 2013 at 9:22 am
Let’s not forget the polls that had the majority of the public against funding a new Vikings stadium. Where is the accountability?
May 13th, 2013 at 5:22 pm
Any chance the “But I did vote against gun control” card will be played, particularly in the 218 area code?