“A decade or more ago, I could have
credibly placed the Minnesota GOP as one of the most talented and organized in
the country,” Larry Jacobs, a politics professor at the University of Minnesota,
said. “Now, the party is in financial shambles. It’s really caught in a
political civil war.”
It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when the
Republican Party of Minnesota hit rock bottom.
It’s even more difficult to determine
its path to recovery this cycle, if one even exists.
The state party kicked off last year
nearly $2 million in debt. In April, it faced eviction for six figures in owed
rent on the party’s headquarters. In November, Republicans racked up historic
losses: a 35-point defeat in a Senate race, a competitive House seat, control
of both legislative chambers and two GOP-backed constitutional amendments.
Ouch.
It’s hard to find a state party that’s
fallen as far, as quickly, as the Minnesota GOP has. To make matters more
severe, there’s a closing window of opportunity for the state party to turn its
circumstances around before November 2014.
Well - - - - -
THAT’S GOOD NEWS.
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