Klobuchar: Minnesota Needs A Second Senator
For the past five months, Senator Amy Klobuchar has been operating alone, without a second senator from her home state to help handle the responsibilities that come with the office.
The grind, she admits, has had its affect. As Al Franken and Norm Coleman enter the next stage of an already drawn out recount process, Klobuchar has watched as the work has piled up. She has inherited 400 constituent cases from Coleman, witnessed a 30 percent increase in the number of meetings her office has hosted, as well as a five percent increase in the number of phone calls received. She has also been forced to handle a whole slew of weighty political responsibilities: from an additional committee assignment to waves of constituent requests: from passport problems to veteran benefits.
"This is unique," said the Minnesota Democrat of her going-solo predicament in an interview in the Huffington Post. "I had the Senate historian look into it. And it turns out this happened back to the 1970s in New Hampshire... But it has never happened in the modern day of email and computers." LinkHere
The grind, she admits, has had its affect. As Al Franken and Norm Coleman enter the next stage of an already drawn out recount process, Klobuchar has watched as the work has piled up. She has inherited 400 constituent cases from Coleman, witnessed a 30 percent increase in the number of meetings her office has hosted, as well as a five percent increase in the number of phone calls received. She has also been forced to handle a whole slew of weighty political responsibilities: from an additional committee assignment to waves of constituent requests: from passport problems to veteran benefits.
"This is unique," said the Minnesota Democrat of her going-solo predicament in an interview in the Huffington Post. "I had the Senate historian look into it. And it turns out this happened back to the 1970s in New Hampshire... But it has never happened in the modern day of email and computers." LinkHere
Pressure Mounts On Pawlenty To Seat Franken
Governor Sinking In Polls As Recount Battle Drags On
Governor Sinking In Polls As Recount Battle Drags On
An interesting dynamic worth keeping an eye on: Obama’s decision to tap Jon Huntsman as ambassador to China has got folks talking up Minnesota GOP Governor Tim Pawlenty for the 2012 Presidential race — right when he’s at risk of being damaged by the Minnesota recount mess. LinkHere
Crap!!!!!!!!!
Well it will be certainly out of your hand in 2010 Bud, so just keep playing the GOP little games
Tim Pawlenty responded on Wednesday to Tim Kaine's request that he sign Al Franken's election certificate, telling the DNC Chair in a letter that he is legally bound to see the state's recount election through its conclusion.
Trying to strike a balance between the desires of national Republicans -- who want Norm Coleman to drag the process out further -- and his local constituents -- who want a resolution to the recount -- the Minnesota Governor said he understood "the frustrations of my fellow Minnesotans who rightfully deserve to be represented by two senators." LinkHere
Trying to strike a balance between the desires of national Republicans -- who want Norm Coleman to drag the process out further -- and his local constituents -- who want a resolution to the recount -- the Minnesota Governor said he understood "the frustrations of my fellow Minnesotans who rightfully deserve to be represented by two senators." LinkHere
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