MNpublius.com

It’s time to go to your polls if you live in St. Paul, Duluth, or almost 100 school districts around the state. As well it’s election day in a few states around the country.

This evening, if my wife should humor me I’ll be plopped in front of the computer watching the St. Paul Ward 1 and Ward 6 returns come in, where I am hoping for Melvin Carter and Pakou Hang, two great young DFL’ers to win, and the Duluth Mayors race, where I’m hoping for yet another great young DFLer, Donny Ness’s victory.

Around the country I’ll be looking at the Kentucky governors race and the Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia State Senate.

The reason why I’ll be looking at the Kentucky Governors race is it could serve as a signal whether or not the Republican Culture of Corruption meme has hit it’s high water mark or if it is still resonating with voters. True, Ernie Fletcher (R), the current governor of Kentucky is in reality really really corrupt, and it may be the extravagance of his corruption that will do in his administration, but it’s still worth looking and analyzing to see if voters still feel that the Republican party has a credibility gap.

Every seat in the Virginia House of Delegates and State Senate is up for grabs this year and and these off year elections in Virginia are the lab in which new electoral and GOTV strategies are tested and refined before the next years national races. Look to see how immigration plays with voters in the state, and whether or not one or both houses switch to Democratic control.

So, St. Paul and Duluth readers, go vote! And check back to MNPublius for more information as we finish this cycle and really start next years!