Which wouldn't be news if this were 2006, when he was running for the office. Now, he's campaigning for an appointment, showing all the class and dignity that we've come to expect from him. That is to say, God help us if he becomes Secretary of State.
First, he sent out an email asking his supported to vote in an online poll, and now he's asking them to do the same for a poll involving the finalists, and to send an email to the Secretary of State's office expressing support.
During the campaign, one Republican State Senator remarked to me that Gordon, as Senate Majority Leader, was fair, except when he wasn't. We've seen in Minnesota these past few days how a partisan Secretary of State can damage the election process during a recount.
Gordon argues that:
He's argued that he wants to use the office to encourage the youth vote. Fine enough, except for having expressed open disdain for the idea that some youth might be voting in more than one state. Oh, that and the fact that encouraging voting isn't in the Secretary of State's job description - making sure that the rules are followed is.
Here, Gordon also has a problem. He's made the argument that citizenship needn't be proven in order to register to vote, because of the burden of proving it. He can't make the argument with a straight face, but that hasn't stopped him.
Either Romanoff or Buescher would be a better choice.
First, he sent out an email asking his supported to vote in an online poll, and now he's asking them to do the same for a poll involving the finalists, and to send an email to the Secretary of State's office expressing support.
During the campaign, one Republican State Senator remarked to me that Gordon, as Senate Majority Leader, was fair, except when he wasn't. We've seen in Minnesota these past few days how a partisan Secretary of State can damage the election process during a recount.
Gordon argues that:
I can't help but think, however, that I am the most qualified for the Secretary of State position and have the most focused interest in the issues that are dealt with in that office.Except that his 2006 loss to Mike Coffman was widely attributed to the fact that he based his campaign largely on his support for Referendum C and for undermining the Electoral College. In short, issues completely irrelevant to the Secretary of State's office.
He's argued that he wants to use the office to encourage the youth vote. Fine enough, except for having expressed open disdain for the idea that some youth might be voting in more than one state. Oh, that and the fact that encouraging voting isn't in the Secretary of State's job description - making sure that the rules are followed is.
Here, Gordon also has a problem. He's made the argument that citizenship needn't be proven in order to register to vote, because of the burden of proving it. He can't make the argument with a straight face, but that hasn't stopped him.
Either Romanoff or Buescher would be a better choice.
