{"id":79277,"date":"2021-08-19T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=79277"},"modified":"2021-08-19T10:45:06","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T15:45:06","slug":"reckoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=79277","title":{"rendered":"Reckoning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

During her first campaign for #MNGOP<\/a> state chair, I supported Jennifer Carnahan. It wasn’t a slam-dunk – Keith Downey was very capable. I thought she told a good story, and had a good plan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vote made sense at the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But a lot has changed during Carnahan’s administration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I left activism in 2018 – but heard the stories about the goings on at the GOP HQ. I tend to give people the benefit of the doubt – and politics tends to draw big egos and hair-trigger tempers (much like radio) – so like a lot of grassroots voters, I paid them little mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the tsunami of stories this past two weeks hasn’t left a lot of room for rational doubt. It’s time for Carnahan to go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s not even really about the allegations about Tony Lazzaro, awful as they are. I think it’s entirely plausible Carnahan didn’t know that her close friend, guest at her small wedding, and primary campaign donor was involved in the activities for which he now faces Federal criminal charges; it’s not like sex traffickers advertise it in polite company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I said plausible<\/em>. But while rumors abound that Lazzaro’s side hustle was an open secret in inner party circles about (including from Andy Aplikowski’s letter this morning), let’s just leave that, noxious as it is, to the FBI and the DOJ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My #MNGOP<\/a> story of abusive leadership by Jennifer Carnahan and her connections to Anton 'Tony' Lazzarro. https:\/\/t.co\/HuEvrQg0E8<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/8P0rk3rmud<\/a><\/p>— Andy Aplikowski\ud83c\udf4e \ud83d\udc04 \ud83c\udfbf (@andyformn) August 19, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>