DFL Party Chair: Where’s Emmer’s plan on jobs?
Democrats are criticizing Tom Emmer, the newly endorsed Republican candidate for governor, for not putting forward a jobs plan. Republican delegates endorsed Emmer on Friday and it's likely he'll be the party's candidate in November because he's facing no serious primary challenge. DFL Party Chair Brian Melendez says Emmer isn't focused on fixing the economy.
"The biggest problem facing Minnesotans is the economy and particularly the shortfall in jobs and the historic number of layoffs, Melendez said. "That really needs to be the issue of the campaign and yet Emmer has spent all of his time talking this week about immigration, last week co-sponsoring a bill to nullify federal legislation in Minnesota. These wedge issues that don't really have anything to do with balanced leadership."
Emmer says cutting government spending and taxes will increase economic activity in the state. He and other Republican leaders also say the party is united behind him while Democrats face a primary fight between Minnesota House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher, former U.S. Senator Mark Dayton and former legislator Matt Entenza.
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