Hidden Life of Conservatives

Where's Engbrecht?

Why is the DFL party keeping Special election candidate Jason Engbrecht on such a short leash? Could it be his general lack of public or political experience (other than his short stint as a school board member) which surely must qualify him for a seat in Minnesota's esteemed Senate. The other candidates in District 26 seem to be involved in various meet & greets, consulting with local business leaders and other community based directors. I hear them on the radio, see them on television and read various articles about them in the local papers. But the silence from the Engbrecht camp is almost deafening. But this should be expected from a camp who couldn't even excite more than 20 people to show up to its endorsing convention.

A quick search of all of the candidates on google lets us quickly see who is being talked about and who isn't. Mike Parry pulls up 207,000 search results, Roy Srp 169,000 and Jason Engbrecht a lowly 81,900. For crying out loud, even the mayor of Northfield pulls up at least 119,000 results! It doesn't take a rocket scientist, or a physicist, to see that there is a genuine lack of excitement for the DFL backed candidate. The only people that seem to be interested in Engbrecht are the Left wing bloggers on the DFL payroll. The DFL is so worried about this candidate and his chances of winning that they are using the tactic of last resort to try and win, smear his GOP opponent.

Frankly I don't blame them. When your ideas are bankrupt and your ideology so out of tune with the residents of district 26, what option do they have left? And speaking of ideology, why doesn't the DFL have their platform listed on their homepage? What is Brain Melendez trying to hide? If you are proud of your party and the ideals it stands for, wouldn't you proudly list them in an easy to find and prominent location or tab on your website? I suspect Mr. Melendez is smarter than most give him credit for. He obviously knows that he has sided with a party of broken promises and failed agendas. The smart thing to do is to hide what you believe and try to fool the public into voting for whichever sacrificial lamb decides to step forward each election. And if you can make the other guy look like a 'bad person' and can successfully keep your guy from contacting anyone, then you may have a shot at winning!

Way to go DFL! Your plan seems to be moving along. That is, until ultimately, your candidate has to appear in front of the public to debate his opponents. Hopefully you have been coaching him well over the last several weeks. Getting him indoctrinated into the philosophy of the left. Just remember there will be no teleprompters, no life-lines and no chance to make another 1st impression. And DFL, if you're lucky, he won't come off looking like the unpolished, inexperienced, aloof novice we believe him to be.