Who are independents?

Posted at 7:28 AM on June 26, 2006 by Bob Collins (1 Comments)

A Bill Cooper of Wayzata, who I presume is the Bill Cooper, former state Republican Party chair and still, perhaps, its most influential member, had a letter in the Pioneer Press this morning taking issue with the notion that Republicans need to move to the left to attract "independent voters."

He opines that independents are not moderates, but that they think "politicians will say anything to get elected, don't keep their promises and you can't trust any of them -- a view many conservatives are starting to share."

Cooper says the way for Republicans to win in November is to do what they promised, pointing out that the state has elected Paul Wellstone, Rod Grams, and Jesse Ventura -- three politicians with differing views, but guys that, according to Cooper, generally kept their promises.

Well, except for that "this'll be my last term" thing.

Comments (1)

Not only is Wellstone dead, but when you think about it he ended up keeping his promise after all.

He voted for DOMA but I still don't think he deserves to be listed with Rod Grams on anything. Feh.

Posted by Albatross | June 26, 2006 11:22 AM

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