"8th Congressional District: Jim Oberstar us currently unopposed, and I expect it to remain as such. Again, the real question is who is next? My sources up that way tell me it is between Donny Ness (a Duluth City Councilman and Oberstar’s state director) and State Rep. Tony Sertich. Both and young and enthusiastic and it should be a great race when it happens.:
The above comes for http://www.commonsensemn.blogspot.com/, it is a left of center blog.You can also find a post on this at http://almostontherange.blogspot.com.
This is my thoughts. I have thought for a long time if oberstar retires soon this or the next election, then Donny Ness will get the job and be Oberstars hand picked replacement. However if Oberstar does not retire in the next two election Donny Ness even being Oberstars hand picked replacement will not win. The Democrats will get a hard core way left person to run and beat Ness in the primary.
Once Oberstar does retire many great republicans will also file for the seat and hopefully will win the seat. With a hotly contest Democrat primary.
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Keep dreaming! The political landscape will have to change drastically in order for a repug to win the seat. Look at the margin Kerry beat Bush to get an idea on how safe the district is for any democratic candidate. It doesn’t matter who the democratic candidate is the democratic will win. Can you even name a republican who would be willing to get his butt kicked running for congress here?
I think it is possible once Oberstar retires that a republican could win the seat. I am saying they will no, it will be a hard up hill clim but possible.
Yes I know Kerry won northern Minnesota big. Yes the district will have change some but if a good canidate runs anything is possible.
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