Summary: On Election Day 2010 Tom Horner — the best candidate in the race and the steady hand on the helm Minnesota needs in these challenging economic times — came up short in his bid for governor. In our polarized political environment the Democratic and Republican nominees were so far-left and far-right that the majority of independents voted their fears — for the “lesser of two evils” rather than casting a ballot for the candidate of their choice. In a civil society, we respect the voters’ choice and think forward to new possibilities to make things right. Against that background, Tom Horner looks to the future. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on November 4, 2009, Aubrey Immelman featured a New York Times report that made the point that Republican victories in the 2009 New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial elections “put the party in a stronger position to turn back the political wave President Obama unleashed last year, setting the stage for Republicans to raise money, recruit candidates and ride the excitement of an energized base as the party heads into [the 2010] midterm elections.”

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Summary: Information about gubernatorial candidate Tom Horner’s campaign events at the Minnesota State Fair. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on August 30, 2009, Aubrey Immelman reported that bombs struck Baghdad and remote communities in northern Iraq as the visiting Iranian foreign minister warned that Iraq’s instability affected the entire region.

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Summary: The Tom Horner for Governor of Minnesota campaign has released a TV ad for the general election campaign, titled “Eyeballs.” … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on August 23, 2009 Aubrey Immelman reported that as public support for the Afghanistan war eroded, Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Adm. Mike Mullen said the security situation in Afghanistan was serious and deteriorating.

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