Entenza forms leadership team, questions Obama’s results
Democrat Matt Entenza announced a leadership team of 20 different policy makers. The list includes former Transportation Commissioner Elwyn Tinklenberg, Ramsey County Attorney (and former gubernatorial hopeful) Susan Gaertner, former Administration Department Commissioner David Fisher, former DFL Senate Majority Leader John Hottinger and former GOP House Speaker Dave Jennings.
"One of the factors that people look into on how they'll vote for a candidate is who are they surrounding themselves with." Entenza said. "And I think particularly after the disappointments that people had with the Obama Administration, they want to know that there's a governor who has the ability to step in and get things done."
Entenza said twice during a 20 minute news conference that people were disappointed with the Obama Administration. When asked why he was referencing President Obama, Entenza said, "There's no question in the public that there is disappointment. That's part of the feedback that I get from folks."
Entenza was then asked if he was disappointed in President Obama.
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"I wish more could be done," he said. "There are all sorts of reasons why more can't be done, but once again, I'm not a student of Washington D.C."
When asked what he'd like to see changed, Entenza said he said he wished he could break the logjam in the Senate.
When asked if that was Obama's fault, Entenza said "I'm not saying that at all."
Entenza is running in the DFL Primary against Minnesota House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher and former U.S. Senator Mark Dayton.