Gov. Mark Dayton rips into his predecessor, and would-be successor, Tim Pawlenty

The following article by J. Patrick Coolican was posted on the Star Tribune website April 12, 2018:

“I don’t know what he’s going to run on because his record as governor was so abysmal,” Dayton said in an interview with the Star Tribune.

Gov. Mark Dayton harshly criticized his predecessor Tim Pawlenty on Wednesday, ripping Pawlenty’s political comeback bid at length and charging that Pawlenty’s time in office left Minnesota “in disastrous financial shape.”

“I don’t know what he’s going to run on because his record as governor was so abysmal,” Dayton said in an interview with the Star Tribune. The DFLer is not running again this year after two terms. Continue reading “Gov. Mark Dayton rips into his predecessor, and would-be successor, Tim Pawlenty”