Tag: Kari Housley

Rating changes: Texas and Minnesota Senate races shift the Democrats’ way

Cornyn remains the favorite, but defending his seat could cost the GOP resources

The fight for Senate control is still taking shape and, less than 16 months before Election Day, two states appear to moving in the Democrats’ direction on the battlefield.

Donald Trump came within about a point and a half of winning Minnesota in the 2016 presidential election. But that might be the new high-water mark for Republicans, and the GOP will have a hard time unseating Democratic Sen. Tina Smith in 2020.

Democrats have a 52-43 percent advantage statewide, according to the Inside Elections Baseline, which includes all statewide and House results over the most recent four election cycles. Republicans took a half-hearted shot at Smith last cycle, when she was on the ballot for the first time as a senator, but state Sen. Karin Housley lost by more than 10 points.

View the complete July 9 article by Nathan L. Gonzales on The Roll Call website here.

Karin Housley and Pension: A Casual Disregard for Doing the Work for Minnesotans

When it comes to the issues, Karin Housley is unprepared and uninterested. The latest example: she is unaware of the crisis putting the pensions of more than 22,000 Minnesotans at risk.

During a recent AARP Minnesota tele-townhall, Housley was asked by a caller if she was familiar with the Central States Pension Fund, which holds retirement money for 22,000 Minnesotans and faces insolvency in just 7 years. After several seconds of silence, it quickly became clear that Housley was both unaware of the pension fund’s existence and unable to answer the question.

It’s impossible to convey just how unprepared Housley was on this issue facing tens of thousands of Minnesotans. At the end, the moderator kindly informed her about the pension fund. Click here to hear Housley’s unbelievable and inexcusable answer for yourself. Continue reading “Karin Housley and Pension: A Casual Disregard for Doing the Work for Minnesotans”