I’m gonna start by saying 1. Sorry if this kind of thing isn’t allowed, I checked the rules and didn’t see anything against this and 2. I’m not in any way affiliated with her (pic was just lifted from her website), I just want to let other people know about a candidate I’m keeping my eye on. With that out of the way:
With all of these progressive races and wins happening across the country, I wanted to see if there was anything similar happening here in MN for the governor’s race. Unfortunately most of the news/press about it assumes that Amy Klobuchar is the leading candidate and treating her as the default dem candidate even though we still have the primary in August to get to. So I checked Amy Klobuchar’s campaign website and it’s literally just a donation grab. You can check for yourself, but theres literally no policy, no key issues, not even an about page. It’s just a request for donations despite the fact that she announced her candidacy in January. Personally, I have no interest in a candidate that takes my vote for granted
So I looked at the other candidates and found Kobey Layne. She’s a progressive candidate that is anti-ICE and anti-genocide, and she’s a supporter of single payer healthcare/universal healthcare and worker’s rights. She supports divestment from Israel. She also supports trans rights and action against climate change. This is the first time she’s running for office but she does have some experience working in politics. I found a short speech she did, but tbh the audio is a little scuffed bc theres people talking right by the camera. And theres also an interview she did with a YouTuber where she talks about herself and her politics. She also has an insta set up
I’ll be honest, her campaign so far seems pretty small, but that’s why I’m making this post. I want our candidates to really earn our votes, and I feel like Klobuchar isn’t even trying. So even if Layne doesn’t win the primary, I think it’s important to use the primaries to tell the dems that we demand more. There’s still a lot of time before August 11 (mark the primaries on your calendars!) so I want to use this time to support a candidate that seems to actually have my best interests in mind
If you don’t care for any of this or it’s too long to read then just please remember the primaries are on August 11th! Do your civic duty and vote!
Sorry again if this isn’t allowed <3
