After a disastrous session last year, in which the GOP agreed to put our state $1.4 billion in debt to protect the super-rich, Minnesota voters seem inclined to return control of the legislature back to the DFL:

When asked, “If there was an election for the Legislature today, do you think you would vote for the DFL or Republican candidate from your district?” 48 percent of those polled said they would vote for the Democrat and 39 percent said they would vote for the Republican. [Star Tribune, full results via Public Policy Polling (PDF)]

The Republicans aren’t doing anything to help their case, either. Instead of showing they can properly govern our state, their top priority in 2012 appears to be petty attacks on the DFL, such as cutting the Senate DFL’s budget and voting PUC chair Ellen Anderson out of office.

The Republicans, seemingly acknowledging that they won’t be in office for long, are switching tactics in their quest to protect the super-rich. Their new plan is to pass a slew of constitutional amendments to force the DFL legislature’s hand in 2013. Not only do we need to work hard to help the DFL take back the legislature, we need to defeat the GOP’s efforts to govern by constitutional amendment as well.

People of Minnesota, you’ve clearly rejected the GOP and their policies. If you’re going to throw them out of office, don’t let them rewrite our constitution on the way out.