Last Night’s MN02 GOP Debate Was No April Fool’s Joke

“Meanwhile, Republicans are a mess.” – The Cook Political Report, 4/1/2016

The five remaining 2^nd District GOP candidates met last night at their final debate before their nominating convention, and.. well, after support for Mitt Romney’s “47%” comments, calls to privatize veterans’ health care, unanimous support for Donald Trump, and a poetic reading on anteaters and dragons, here were the results of the straw poll:

David Gerson = 58
Jason Lewis = 57
John Howe = 34
Gene Rechtzigel = 4
Darlene Miller = 2

Source: The Uptake

That’s right –National Republican’s hand-picked candidate and staunch stimulus-money accepter-then-denier Darlene Miller came DEAD LAST.

Behind this guy:

MN02 GOP candidate and Justice Scalia conspiracy theorist Gene Rechtzigel

We thought the analysis of one prominent conservative columnist summed it up perfectly:

“Unfortunately for the Republican establishment, last night’s GOP debate was no April Fool’s joke,” said DCCC spokeswoman Sacha Haworth. “National Republicans are in full scramble mode right now, trying to douse the dumpster fire that is their MN02 Republican primary.”