Ted Mondale Response
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Question 6:
Tell us why you would make the best Governor for the State of
Minnesota. What kind of "team" would you put together if elected?
Also, what is the worst idea you have heard one of your opponents in
this race support, and why?
In your rebuttal include a response to this question: If you face an
endorsement or primary challenge, why would you be the best candidate
for your party? In closing, please include information on how
interested readers can contact your campaign to volunteer and get more
information.
MONDALE Response 6:
I would make the best governor for the state of Minnesota because I have
the values, the vision and the independence to move the state forward
into the next century.
Minnesota needs strong leadership that is willing to do what it takes to
get the job done, and be held accountable to our citizens. My offer
to the people of Minnesota is that in the year 2003: more children
will enter school ready to learn, our schools will better prepare our
children for tomorrow's workplace, every student will have a chance
to earn scholarships for higher education, and our communities will
be safer places to raise a family. I will expect to be held
accountable for this offer.
My record in the legislature is proof that I am not afraid to take on
challenges, and that I know how to bring people together, create
consensus, and eventually to get the job done.
As governor, my constant focus will be on children and families, and I
will look at each proposal in light of how it will help families and
whether or not it is the right thing to do.
I also recognize the importance of not handing our children a bad check,
and will always work to fund my proposals within the existing budget,
not by raising taxes.
The team I will put together will be a new generation of women and men
committed to public service, committed to innovation, and not committed
to the old ways of bureaucracy and "can't do that" attitude.
What is the worst idea I have seen thus far in this campaign? I believe
the feedlot moratorium proposed by several of my opponents was
short-sighted, and could have had a long-term negative affect on our
economy.
Ted Mondale
Questions@tedmondale.org
