Why GOP stopped Farmfest straw poll

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One of the GOP contenders for governor has a theory about why state party leaders stopped a straw poll at Farmfest last week. “Apparently because it favored me,” explained state Rep. Marty Seifert. “They felt there was too much bias in favor of me.”

The party’s explanation: The poll would distract from an official straw poll in October.

Seifert grew up near the site of Farmfest, so he may have had a home-field advantage in the aborted straw poll.

He’s serious about his festivals: Seifert for Governor is the only campaign with a booth at the Minnesota State Fair this year.

Another Marty, State Sen. John Marty, triumphed in a straw poll at a DFL gathering on a farm north of Austin last last month.