A great day at the Great Minnesota Get Together

Today, Tom and I headed off to the MN State Fair to set up our table and talk to the people of Minnesota. If there's one thing I've already picked up on in this campaign, it's that Tom is always interested in your story and wants to know what he can do to help you out. Just on Wednesday night, we were at a DFL picnic and Tom was talking to a guy who had been riding his bike by and stopped to see what was going on. At the end of the conversation, the guy said, "you know, I've been over hear watching this thing for a little while now, and you're the only one who has come up and talked to me."  Well, that's Tom Rukavina in a nutshell. He seeks out the common folks in the crowd because he is one of the common folks in the crowd.


I guess it's just one more reason for me to like the guy. It's not that he's been standing up for working Minnesotans for 23 years at the state legislature. Not that he's worked harder to help college students in these murky economic times more than anyone in Minnesota. Not that he speaks with a passion, conviction and honesty so rare these days, a "short, passionate orator reminiscent of the late Sen. Paul Wellstone" as the St. Paul Pioneer Press called him. No it's the fact that when I talk to Tom Rukavina, I feel like I'm talking to a member of my family, someone who knows me and cares if I am successful or not. That's what I want from my Governor, and that's why I'm working to get Tommy elected.


Anyway, this is just going to be a space where I can update Tom's friends and supporters about his campaign activities and let my friends and family know what I'm up to during this long race. There will be pictures, interviews with the candidate and his supporters and friends, and all sorts of event details in the coming months. Stay tuned!!!