DFL party chair says ensuring successor to Dayton is a top priority in 2018
At a community listening meeting held Friday, DFL State Party Chair
"We're at an existential moment in our party's history. Since 1944, there's never been a period where
Because of the importance placed on the governorship by the DFL in 2018, Martin and those who attended the meeting agree a key to winning is how the party delivers its message to voters.
"In those final months of last year's election, we weren't talking about the economic anxieties that were on a lot of people's minds. We were talking about stopping
"Obviously, we wanted to stop him, but the fact for us
"We have to get back to a place where we're campaigning on what we're for, not just talking about what we're against," Martin said.
The message DFL candidates should be taking into 2018, Martin said, is that it's the party of opportunity. As an example, Martin gave three areas where the DFL stands on the issue, including better opportunity for jobs, healthcare and education.
To bring those points home, Martin said the party should be looking into ways that they can make those opportunities accessible and how they should discuss them with Minnesotans.
"We should be talking about providing a single payer system that gets the profit motive out of our healthcare," Martin said. "And we should be talking about how we can provide a free college education for every high school graduate in
And by delivering that message in 2018, Martin said the DFL has a chance to flip Minnesotans back into the Democratic column in the next election.
"The reality was that we saw a wave election last year. There are people who've voted for
DFL candidates who've declared to run for governor include:
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* District 64A Rep.
* Minnesota State Auditor
* District 1 Congressman
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* District 26A Rep.
On the Republican side, candidates are:
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* District 38B Rep.
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