Does living in a safe district mean boring politics?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I've realized this. My State Senator was only 29 when she was first elected to the State House. She is eligible for Social Security now and is still in office. And the woman who ran to replace her when she left the State House for Senate is still my State Rep. Since 1980. So if I lived here my whole life, I would've had the same state legislative delegation my whole life, and the same State Rep until I was 23. It was kind of exciting having semi-competitive elections in the Mankato area.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

No primaries here even. The only way one can lose their primary in Minnesota because of the convention system is by scandal or not being extremist enough.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I'm pretty confident we haven't had a real primary since 1980 either. Anyone who filed is probably just doing so because they want their name on the ballot. At the convention last time all candidates (including both House seats) were endorsed unanimously, no one moved to run against them. And note that the other House seat is held by a freshman, so while there was obviously a competitive convention/primary last time, he's completely safe now (Not that I care, he's a great guy, really charismatic likable black guy like Keith Ellison or Obama. He gave a great speech in favor of Margaret Anderson Kelliher for Governor too, whom I don't support, but I'll admit it was a great speech.)

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I have, but that sort of challenge never happens here. Minneapolis isn't big on competitive primaries either, the only time they happen is if the seat is open. There was a fight for the endorsement in the open seat 60A (incumbent Speaker of the House is running for Governor), but now that that's done the winner is basically the State Rep-elect and she has that seat as long as she wants. And since she is a young woman under 40 that could be a very very long time.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Scott Brown says hi.

Oh yeah I forgot about him. I guess my legislators better watch out in November or THEY'RE GOING DOWN! NO SEAT IS SAFE! SCOTT BROWN SCOTT BROWN SCOTT BROWN!

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

My district is more like MA-08 than the whole state. Obama got almost 88% in the House seat and over 88% in the Senate seat. We're the most Democratic Senate seat in the state and second most Democratic House seat, the only one moreso is our sister district 61B.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

My district is more like MA-08 than the whole state. Obama got almost 88% in the House seat and over 88% in the Senate seat. We're the most Democratic Senate seat in the state and second most Democratic House seat, the only one moreso is our sister district 61B.

Must suck to live in such a hackish environment.

Actually it's part of the reason I moved here