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Republicans are clearly targeting state House seat 56B, currently held by first-term legislator Marsha Swails. And for good reason: the district, centered around Woodbury, has a pronounced GOP tilt. Gov. Pawlenty carried it by a 17-point margin in 2006, while President Bush won it with 53 percent of the vote in 2004. Swails overcame these political odds, however, to knock off incumbent Karen Klinzing, winning by just under 500 votes.
The Republicans are now counting on Lee Bohlsen, a Stonewood Bible Church administrator, to win the seat back. Unfortunately she doesn’t seem quite ready for prime time, as evidenced by this rather painful video from a candidate forum on October 8. “I also am thankful for the opportunity to have been here,” Bohlsen states at the close of the debate. “However I feel like I embarrassed myself royally.”
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Comment posted October 28, 2008 @ 5:54 pm
It was really embarrassing, especially since she was given a list of the topics to be covered and even summaries about the issues, and still couldn’t form a coherent thought. She even misunderstood child protective services, calling it a welfare program . . . I mean, come on.
If the republicans want this seat back so badly, why would they put up a candidate who is clearly so under-qualified? Makes them look desperate. I hope the people of Woodbury realize that Marsha Swails had a really impressive first term, and deserves to be re-elected, regardless of her party affiliation.
I know Woodbury is traditionally a republican stronghold, but you can’t possibly throw out Swails for Bohlsen, can you?
Comment posted October 29, 2008 @ 5:45 am
Icky. Make it stop. I could only take about 1:30 of this. I felt so bad for her. Yikes.
Comment posted October 29, 2008 @ 11:12 am
“She even misunderstood child protective services, calling it a welfare program . . . I mean, come on.”
Agreed — and this even AFTER others had answered the question ahead of her! Given the topics ahead of time, she didn’t do her research and prepare her answers. I think she only ever tends to vote the way the Republican Party tells her to, and spit out the talking points they give her, rather than investigate and speak about issues herself. I’m sorry, but homework is part of the job, as is communication. I see no strength in anything I expect in someone who is to represent me, and she has no background which suggests she can “come up to speed” as her supporters keep saying she’ll have no trouble doing. Her resume consists of exactly one item — an administrator at a church with 30-40 members. Her endorsements are weak compared to the impressive list of endorsements Marsha Swails has. This resident of Woodbury will be voting for Marsh Swails on Nov. 4!
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