Kendall Qualls' campaign op-ed?

When I read Kendall Qualls' op-ed, the first thing I thought was whether Alpha News have offered the same opportunity to each of the other GOP gubernatorial candidates. As Jeff Johnson's campaign manager, I have more than a passing interest in Alpha News's decision. I'm intensely interested in everyone getting treated evenly. Though I'm not a legal expert, I can't help but wonder if that's an in-kind campaign contribution.

While I don't totally disagree with Kendall Qualls, I vehemently disagree with him when he wrote "Republicans’ most promising candidates didn’t lose because of ideology; they lost because they ignored the issue hitting every household: affordability. Meanwhile, Democrats like Abigail Spanberger in Virginia and Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey dominated by making the cost of living their north star. While Republicans skirted around groceries, utility bills, and the housing crunch, Democrats addressed them head-on—and voters noticed."

Time-after-time, GOP gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli talked about New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy shutting down 6 power plants:

Having a person who isn't careful with his policy statements as the face of our party isn't wise. It's one thing to misspeak on the stump. It's quite another to misspeak in a written statement.

Further, it's obvious that Kendall has 'the litany' of complaints down pat, it's equally obvious that he didn't include a single detailed solution in his unpaid-for campaign commercial. Mr. Qualls didn't mention next-generation nuclear power as a potential solution to Minnesota's rising energy bills. Why didn't he? Is he unwilling to be publicly bold with his solutions?

The old saying goes, “It’s the economy, stupid.” Thirty years later, the reality has evolved: “It’s the cost of living and affordability, stupid.” Democrats are winning because they speak directly to the economic pain families feel every day.
I'd argue that it's the policies, stupid. Mikie Sherill talked about capping energy bills. That's a onetime fix, at best. Building next-generation nuclear power plants is a solution. It's the policies, stupid.

Mr. Qualls said "Rising costs are driven by Minnesota’s regulatory and permitting burdens. These added costs come directly from DFL-driven mandates stacked up over decades." While I agree that these things add to Minnesotans' costs, Minnesota Republicans haven't preached the good news gospel of capitalism and limited government. Limiting regulation is a positive step. Preaching the good news gospel of capitalism, limited government and how they lead to prosperity is a step towards permanently flipping Minnesota. Republicans won't totally fix the problem in a single term. Still, it'd be nice to start putting pressure on the DFL.

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