Jim Graves’s parents live in St Cloud and are pro-life, Republican Catholics. Jim was also a Republican until he decided he wanted to be a congressman. So, he changed his position on abortion and became “Pro-Choice”. He is a pretty good businessman, and has a smooth and pleasing style about him. However, anyone who will change his position on abortion for political reasons, is demonstrating that he can be bought, IMHO.
When I asked him last fall, “If you win the election will you support Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House?” He dodged the question. I then told him that a vote for him was a proxy vote for Nancy Pelosi, he decided to go on to another subject.
MN CD6 is the most conservative of all the MN districts. Hopefuly we will get a very good candidate, and with all the scandals and Obamacare on the horizon, I think the GOP will retain the seat.
Yes! In Minnesota we do have conservative voters -lots of them in the rural areas.
One more thing - after reading all the other postings. The 6th CD also reaches as far north as St. Cloud. HIstorically this is an area populated by the descendants of German Catholic farmers from Bavaria and the Rheinland plus some pockets of Polish, Slovenians, and Luxembourgers. Until the past 30 years or so, there were not so many Scandinavians in central Minnesota. But even they are more conservative than those in the Twin Cities and Duluth. However, St Cloud has three universities and one Technical college - which accounts for a strong liberal/socialist base to counter the influence of the local conservatives.