State Rep. Laura Brod — "Brod Side"
Is she a dark horse GOP candidate, or actually in the lead? Via Truth V Machine:
Brod is most certainly an attractive woman and articulate politician, but hardly seems a likely vehicle for conservatives anxious to either move the nominee to the right or hold the governor’s office. Brod’s lifetime rating from the Taxpayers League is a healthy 80%, but pales in comparison to fellow gubernatorial dreamers like Rep. Paul Kohls (90%) or Sen. David Hann (97%). Indeed, Brod’s numbers are exactly the same as Sen. Geoff Michel, a potential 2010 candidate deemed as possibly ”too moderate” by activists and pundits alike to win endorsement. Throw in Brod’s absent presence on the override veto and her vote in support of the Twins Stadium, and some of the luster of Brod’s conservative shine is undoubtedly lost.
What Brod is – as opposed to what some activists might wish to make of her – is a fairly mainstream conservative Republican politician. In a very Tim Pawlenty-esque fashion, Brod is credibly able to shift from talking about taxes, abortion and supporting military families (conservative bedrock positions) to the environment and renewable energies (traditionally liberal bailiwicks). If Brod can prove herself as effective on the stump and among fundraisers as she’s been on communicating the party’s positions on the floor of the House, Brod shouldn’t be viewed as a sort of spolier – but potentially as the frontrunner.
Full article here.
