Status Quo
By Mitch Berg
Nationally? It was a long night last night – but one that proves only one thing; conservatives face a well-funded, entrenched enemy that can count on unions to turn all the money they need to run a defensive campaign, along with a media that is utterly in the bag for the left.
In Minnesota? The results of the Bloomington mayor and Saint Paul School Board races were disappointing – especially the SPPS race. The Saint Paul Public Schools are a lost cause. My kids have aged out of that sinking ship, which is the important part; unfortunately, my property has not.
Statewide, though? Voters generally approved continuing existing levies, but (again, generally) rejected new taxes. The voters apparently got the message – the Governor and the Legislature passed hundreds of millions in new K12 spending. We’re already spending more.
Mostly, yesterday should be a wakeup call for conservatives. Most Republican activists do it part-time, out of zeal and commitment one issue or another. And for us, life gets in the way – kids, obligations, careers, even burnout cause the turnout to ebb and flow. The Democrats and their supporters have people – organizers, demonstrators, researchers, even bloggers – who do all of these things full-time, for a living.
It’s going to be a busy year. There’s no way around it; the next election is going to be for all the marbles.
November 9th, 2011 at 12:35 pm
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November 9th, 2011 at 12:38 pm
We did have a good result in New Brighton, where we were able to turn back the former big-spending mayor Bob Benke and re-elect Dave Jacobsen, who has been steadily reforming things.
November 9th, 2011 at 1:01 pm
Can you provide with the supporting data and source(s) for this conclusion?
November 9th, 2011 at 1:03 pm
Sorry, I meant to include the conclusion….”Most Republican activists do it part-time, out of zeal and commitment one issue or another. And for us, life gets in the way – kids, obligations, careers, even burnout cause the turnout to ebb and flow. The Democrats and their supporters have people – organizers, demonstrators, researchers, even bloggers – who do all of these things full-time, for a living.”
November 10th, 2011 at 10:15 am
Ears remindes me of the double standards of the democrats, expects hard data from the opposition but never demands it of themselves.
I know quite a few conservatives that would love to get out there a lot more often if it weren’t for work, kids… No time to campout at the government plaza…
November 10th, 2011 at 5:26 pm
two of our three school levies pass. When libs b–ch about property taxes I have a hard time not going Joe Walsh R IL on them.
November 10th, 2011 at 5:28 pm
Ears look in the strib under the title of activist jobs.