Speaking of Minnesota...

It's not quite the news as the previous entry....

However, it was noted in a report issued by the AP that the Dems, particularly gubernatorial candidate Mike Hatch, chalks up the loss of Minnesota to a lack of knowledge of E85. Well, ok it was one of three things, but let's focus on the E85 snafu for a moment.

In the article, it says

Hatch said he suffered in areas of rural Minnesota with plants that make E85, a fuel blend that contains 85 percent ethanol. Hatch describes his poor showing in those areas without mentioning the precise incident or lieutenant governor nominee Judi Dutcher by name.

One week before Election Day, Dutcher was caught on film flubbing questions about E85 during a stop in Alexandria.

It was because of this that they were slammed in western and southern counties which, as luck would have it, are where 17 ethanol plants are located. Oops.

So the moral of the story is, if you're running for governor in a state that has ethanol plants, do your homework and learn about it so you don't look like a fool when it's time to talk to the press.