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View Poll Results: Who will you vote for?
Tom Emmer (R) 11 25.00%
Tom Horner (I) 2 4.55%
Mark Dayton (D) 9 20.45%
Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL) 12 27.27%
Matt Entenza (D) 4 9.09%
Not voting because I dislike all of them. 4 9.09%
Other 2 4.55%
Voters: 44. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 08-08-2010, 12:51 PM
 
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In the race for Governor, who are you currently planning on voting for?
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Old 08-08-2010, 03:48 PM
 
Location: Southern Minnesota
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I'm not voting because I think both parties are in the pockets of the corporations. I feel that my vote would be a vote towards legitimizing the current system, and I can't due that. We need massive reforms in the political process.

However, if I had to vote, I'd vote for Mark Dayton.
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Old 08-08-2010, 05:19 PM
 
Location: Moved to Gladstone, MO in June 2022 and back to Minnesota in September 2022
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Im not voting but if I did Mark Dayton
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Old 08-08-2010, 05:34 PM
 
Location: Southern Minnesota
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I'm not voting because I think both parties are in the pockets of the corporations. I feel that my vote would be a vote towards legitimizing the current system, and I can't due that. We need massive reforms in the political process.

However, if I had to vote, I'd vote for Mark Dayton.
I can't DO that. I can't believe I typed "due." The heat must have gotten to my head.
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Old 08-08-2010, 08:28 PM
 
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I'm not voting because I think both parties are in the pockets of the corporations. I feel that my vote would be a vote towards legitimizing the current system, and I can't due that. We need massive reforms in the political process.

However, if I had to vote, I'd vote for Mark Dayton.
You think the Democrats who keep promising to close corporate loopholes are going to get any support from big corporations?
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Old 08-09-2010, 12:57 AM
 
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Ron Paul!
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Old 08-09-2010, 01:00 AM
 
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You think the Democrats who keep promising to close corporate loopholes are going to get any support from big corporations?
Well seeing how Obama's top donors were:

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University of California $1,591,395
Goldman Sachs$994,795
Harvard University $854,747
Microsoft Corp $833,617
Google Inc $803,436
Citigroup Inc $701,290
JPMorgan Chase & Co $695,132
Time Warner $590,084
Sidley Austin LLP $588,598
Stanford University $586,557
National Amusements Inc $551,683
UBS AG $543,219
Wilmerhale Llp $542,618
Skadden, Arps et al $530,839
IBM Corp $528,822
Columbia University $528,302
Morgan Stanley $514,881
General Electric $499,130
US Government $494,820
Latham & Watkins $493,835
Top Contributors to Barack Obama | OpenSecrets

Al Franken's top 20 donors include: General Electric, Time Warner, Microsoft, News Corp (which owns Fox News ironically enough), and National Amusments Inc.
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicia...wMem=N&recs=20

Mark Dayton: UnitedHealth Group, Key Investments Inc, Wells Fargo, Accenture, Artic Cat, Cargill, MSP Communications, Roitenburg Investments, and General Mills
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicia...0013291&type=I

Amy Klobuchar: Peter's Group (the one that ran a Ponzi Scheme), General Mills, Medtronic, Wells Fargo, Target, United Health Group, 3M, US Bank
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicia...0027500&type=I



So Yea...

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Old 08-09-2010, 01:01 AM
 
Location: southern california
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GOP, i came back. im not saying it will fix everything but bottom line, no job recovery and too much money spent.
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Old 08-09-2010, 05:36 AM
 
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Two people who would vote for Dayton but now are sitting on the side lines.... That works for me! Thanks guys! Flyingwrtiter and radical_car. I gave you some positive feedback for helping the Emmer campaign.
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Old 08-09-2010, 05:42 AM
 
Location: Minneapolis
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I can't DO that. I can't believe I typed "due." The heat must have gotten to my head.
Nah, it's probably just the dew point.
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