Money Driving Minnesota Governor Race Primary, Schier Says to Star Tribune
Steven Schier, the Dorothy H. and Edward C. Congdon Professor of Political Science, is quoted in the July 28 edition of the Star Tribune regarding the Minnesota governor’s race and how money is playing a large role in the upcoming primary in a seemingly wide-open race. “Money is essential in the primary,” Schier said. “No one’s paying attention, and you’ve got to really shout at them to get their attention, and television and direct mail are really the two things going on right now.” The article notes that in the 2006 governor’s race, Republican incumbent Tim Pawlenty, DFLer Mike Hatch and Independence Party candidate Peter Hutchinson spent a little over $8 million. DFL candidates Mark Dayton and Matt Entenza have spent more than $7 million between the two of them, much of it from their own personal, deep pockets. DFL-endorsed candidate Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Republican Tom Emmer and Independence Party candidate Tom Horner account for the remaining money spent in advance of the Aug. 10 primary.
Steven Schier, the Dorothy H. and Edward C. Congdon Professor of Political Science, is quoted in the July 28 edition of the Star Tribune regarding the Minnesota governor’s race and how money is playing a large role in the upcoming primary in a seemingly wide-open race. “Money is essential in the primary,” Schier said. “No one’s paying attention, and you’ve got to really shout at them to get their attention, and television and direct mail are really the two things going on right now.” The article notes that in the 2006 governor’s race, Republican incumbent Tim Pawlenty, DFLer Mike Hatch and Independence Party candidate Peter Hutchinson spent a little over $8 million. DFL candidates Mark Dayton and Matt Entenza have spent more than $7 million between the two of them, much of it from their own personal, deep pockets. DFL-endorsed candidate Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Republican Tom Emmer and Independence Party candidate Tom Horner account for the remaining money spent in advance of the Aug. 10 primary.