Is the DFL the Party of Crooks? (Why vote DFL?)

This week, the MN Senate GOP submitted an ethics complaint to the Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct in connection with some pro bono legal work Sen. Bobby Jo Champion did for Rev. Jerry McAfee, who "runs the violence prevention organization 21 Days of Peace." Later, Sen. Champion chief-authored "legislation in 2023 and 2025 directing money to this client, including legislation that was signed into law in 2023 and sent $3 million to a client."

This isn't the DFL's first run-in with ethics violations, fraud (think Feeding Our Future) or outright thieves (think Nicole Mitchell). The DFL isn't heavily in integrity. That's a diplomtic way of saying that the DFL isn't trustworthy.

Further, if you aren't in govefnment or part of a NPO or NGO, the DFL's policies don't help small businesses or blue collar workers. The DFL's policies are heavy on taxes and regulations. The specifics of the Champion complaint:

The ethics complaint accuses Sen. Champion of violating Senate Rules 56.1 and 56.3 for allegedly "sponsoring legislation appropriating money to a legal client without disclosing the client relationship," adding that "Senator Champion authored legislation in 2023 and 2025 directing money to this client, including legislation that was signed into law in 2023 and sent $3 million to a client."

The MNGOP filed an ethics complaint against Sen. Champion:

Thus far, the DFL hasn't given Minnesota voters a reason to vote for DFL politicians. The DFL's policies are frequently filled with tax increases regulations and unfunded mandates.