Minnpost notes the new Draft Ciresi website, which doesn't look legitimate. A number of bloggers have been commenting on the wisdom of a Ciresi challenge. Some remain nervous about Franken's accounting and publication-related vulnerabilities. Perhaps--even at this late date--some other DFLer would stand a better chance of beating Norm Coleman. I'm just not convinced that person is Mike Ciresi. How could Ciresi re-enter the race at this point, given his repeated, strong promises to accept the endorsement decision made in Rochester?:
Ciresi Campaign Denied Rumors That They Would Force A Primary If They Failed To Secure The DFL Endorsement. In March 2008, MinnPost.com reported, "Ciresi’s apparent troubles in gaining the support of delegates at district conventions have led to persistent rumors that the Twin Cities attorney will announce that he will not honor the endorsement process but, instead, will run in the primary in September. Ciresi’s campaign again strongly denied those rumors Thursday morning. ‘Mike has said a million times that he’s going to abide by the endorsement process,’ said campaign spokeswoman Leslie Sandberg. ‘Nothing has changed. Mike Ciresi will abide by endorsement.’”
Ciresi Spokeswoman Denied Self-Funding Indicated He Was Going Back On His Promise to Abide By The DFL Endorsement. In February 2008, the Duluth News-Tribune reported, “Ciresi spokeswoman Leslie Sandberg denied speculation that Ciresi’s recent $2 million donation to his own campaign means he is planning to break the promise all candidates made to abide by the official DFL nomination. Staying competitive was the only motivation behind the donation, she said.” [Duluth News-Tribune, 2/29/08]
Ciresi: “We Need To Be United, So I’m Going To Abide By The Endorsement.” In February 2007, Minnesota Public Radio reported that unlike his 2000 US Senate campaign, Ciresi “says he will seek the DFL endorsement and honor it, supporting whomever delegates choose and forgoing a primary battle. ‘I think that it’s essential that Democrats come out of our convention united behind one candidate,’ Ciresi says. ‘Republicans nationwide are going to pour enormous resources into this race. The Republican convention is going to be here. They will put Norm Coleman front and center of that. They’ll give him all of the exposure he needs. We need to be united, so I’m going to abide by the endorsement.’”
If Ciresi decides to oppose Franken in the primary, I think Minnesota Democrats will stand by their man, particularly given Ciresi's statements, quoted above.
2 comments:
I think neither Ciresi nor Republicans are behind the site. Many people sent me notes of concern about Franken before the endorsement. People who did not know about JNP, just were concerned about Franken. Sigh.
I think the site is trying to ensure that we know everything there is to know about our candidate before we have no chance to put in another choice. In my consideration, that date has already past.
Yeah, the time has past. It's called vetting your candidate before the convention. I think Democrats were snookered by Franken the same way the whole state of MN was by Ventura. Big name, Hollywood type, that's all we need to win.
Coleman may be boring in relation to Franken but at least there's substance.
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