Just received a #mnsd59 survey call from a gentleman with a Southern accent who wished me a good evening.
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#mnsd59 style: Ostrow plays adult in room better wearing suitcoat tonite than pullover at U. Dziedzic often perfunctory but getting smoother
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#mnsd59 debate style notes: Noor better in more intimate U of M setting. Frey's stemwinding on the other hand better tonight in big hall.
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#mnsd59 Thoughts:
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#mnsd59 powerbroker Brian Rice says goodnight to Frasers outside Sheridan Elem, then goes back in. #snowing #queenmaker?
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#mnsd59 Frey: at crossroads, must act. I am that generational shift. Doesn't need to have known last name (ref to Dziedzic, Wagenius?)
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#mnsd59 Wagenius: can hit ground running, DFL district needs more than voting right on issues. Dziedzic: thanks and endorsements.
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#mnsd59 closing statements. Noor: pro-choice, close opp gap, more. Ostrow: not running on simple answers like tax the rich.
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#mnsd59 Wagenius: place is North Shore, where was on honeymoon recently. Books: Lord of the Rings.
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#mnsd59 Frey defers to wife. Noor: Somalia, to encourage democracy; books: likes tech but picks pub policy. Ostrow: bio of Thurgood Marshall
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#mnsd59: Noor magic wand: Increase revenue. ANOTHER fantasy question: What book and where would you go? Poland, Australia. Book: The Help.
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#mnsd59 debate. Ostrow's magic-wand law: get $ out of politics. Mentions #ows. "I'm radical on this."
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Fantasy lawmaking question. Frey chooses marriage equality. Dziedzic 2nds that, wd also fix budget prob. Wagenius: Raise revenue. #mnsd59
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Dziedzic: cites private sector experience, bipartisan #mnleg caucuses. Wagenius: tough b/c DFL wants to regain #mnleg control. #mnsd59
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Noor on compromise w/GOP: will work w/anyone. Frey: willing but tea party GOP do not have legitimate points on gay marriage, etc. #mnsd59
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Q7 from audience: How compromise w/GOPers? Ostrow cites League of Cities board work: city issues not partisan. Knows GOPs in #mnleg #mnsd59
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Dziedzic on homelessness: has worked on contract for deeds and foreclosure issues at county. Would mandate mediation at #mnleg. #mnsd59
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Frey on homelessness: has represented No Mpls tenants. Rent to own w/ balloon payment is bad, she be illegal. #mnsd59
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Ostrow on homelessness: Cites experience on city council, @AnokaCounty attorney office work. Noor: attack causes of homelessness. #mnsd59
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Q6 at #mnsd59 debate: Homelessness. Wagenius: All about foreclosures, homeless funding, affordable housing fund.
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Noor on U of M: Make higher ed more affordable, accessible to all. Frey cites campus doorknocking: students have "heap ton of debt" #mnsd59
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Ostrow on U of M: Were talking Alice in Wonderland, must have tough convo on how raise $ for U, besides taxing rich. #mnsd59
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Dziedzic: proud to have attended U. Wagenius: this senator represents the U, must realize that U isn't one voice. #mnsd59
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Ostrow: supports teacher tenure but not that simple, system has some problems. Noor: got MFT endorse. Next question: U of M? #mnsd59
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#mnsd59 debate again. Teacher tenure question. Frey: tenure is payback for low wages. Dziedzic: supports. Wagenius: support young teachers.
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Headed back to #mnsd59 debate. Very nice handout program btw w/info on each candidate. Kinda missed the GOP guy from U but this is DFL deal
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Gotta run! This has been your random half hour of #mnsd59 debate livetweeting. Tune into other tweeters or video livestream at @theuptake.
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Frey came up w/Big Gay Race fundraiser w/wife. Noor has Stonewall DFL endorse. Ostrow, Frey, Wagenius worked in wives/straightness #mnsd59
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Wagenius married 6 mos ago, incorporated marriage fairness into ceremony. Dziedzic sees it as Golden Rule type thing (my words). #mnsd59
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Ostrow mentions gay-friedly project that he worked on that Dziedzic's current boss, Henn Co commissioner Stenglein, opposed. #mnsd59
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