This has been said by The Downballot and others before, but wasn’t it harebrained of Curtis Johnson to run for office without having his residency in order? Even so, shouldn’t Minnesota Republicans have been required to challenge his eligibility *before* the election – instead of after Johnson won?
This has been said by The Downballot and others before, but wasn’t it harebrained of Curtis Johnson to run for office without having his residency in order? Even so, shouldn’t Minnesota Republicans have been required to challenge his eligibility *before* the election – instead of after Johnson won?
The whole thing seemed to be that he was previously a local elected official and recent redistricting put him just out of the district. Everyone assumed he’d do the things bc he should know how. He did the bare minimum of renting an apartment but per the evidence, never actually lived there. The DFL state house leader said they all knew he didn’t live in the district but they aren’t going to babysit candidates.
Seems to be a good lesson all around. Everyone knew what was what and assumed the process wouldn’t be so strict. My guess is every Dem/GOP state party has watched this play out and will ensure it never happens to them. What a shit show. The GOP were assholes but it’s hard to blame them. This might’ve been their only chance to have any sort of power in MN for who knows how long.
This has been said by The Downballot and others before, but wasn’t it harebrained of Curtis Johnson to run for office without having his residency in order? Even so, shouldn’t Minnesota Republicans have been required to challenge his eligibility *before* the election – instead of after Johnson won?
The whole thing seemed to be that he was previously a local elected official and recent redistricting put him just out of the district. Everyone assumed he’d do the things bc he should know how. He did the bare minimum of renting an apartment but per the evidence, never actually lived there. The DFL state house leader said they all knew he didn’t live in the district but they aren’t going to babysit candidates.
Seems to be a good lesson all around. Everyone knew what was what and assumed the process wouldn’t be so strict. My guess is every Dem/GOP state party has watched this play out and will ensure it never happens to them. What a shit show. The GOP were assholes but it’s hard to blame them. This might’ve been their only chance to have any sort of power in MN for who knows how long.