{"id":66085,"date":"2026-11-08T13:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T18:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=66085"},"modified":"2026-11-08T13:47:02","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T18:47:02","slug":"we-need-better-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=66085","title":{"rendered":"We Need Better Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerlineblog.com\/archives\/2026\/11\/somali-childcare-owner-elected-mn-state-rep.php?fbclid=IwY2xjawVcoHFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR-yjDQdXI2PwjYBhKZ_L0Zfz5dbxwXGtmRD9vStG6aZFV24pBJMofsTmqc0DA_aem_Hl3lGnq-m2eGgVJU6avD4w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Power Line Blog<\/a> posted an article about Minnesota Democratic\u2013Farmer\u2013Labor Party (DFL) candidate Abdi Daisane, who was elected to represent Minnesota\u2019s House District 14A in the Minnesota Legislature.<\/p>\n<p>The article quotes Fox News:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>The owner of a Somali daycare center that has faced scrutiny over state and federal funding and is linked to a massive fraud settlement won a seat in the Minnesota legislature Tuesday night.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Minnesota Democratic\u2013Farmer\u2013Labor Party (DFL) candidate Abdi Daisane defeated a Republican incumbent to win Minnesota\u2019s House District 14A seat in St. Cloud, Minnesota, becoming the first Somali-born lawmaker in the statehouse from St. Cloud.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The article notes:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>The Minneapolis <em>Star Tribune<\/em> ran a long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/abdi-daisane-st-cloud-first-somali-american-state-lawmaker\/601911355\">piece<\/a> (paywall) celebrating Daisane\u2019s \u201chistoric\u201d victory, under the headline,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><strong>A first for St. Cloud as Somali American man elected to Legislature<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>The article runs for some ten (10) paragraphs and quotes the representative-elect,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><strong>I\u2019m Somali-American. I\u2019m a Muslim. I\u2019m Black. I\u2019m an immigrant.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Yet, somehow, in those 10 paragraphs, the subject of Mr. Daisane\u2019s business comes up only in passing, and in the last sentence of paragraph 9,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><strong>Since then, he\u2019s opened a child care business and done consulting work to help other entrepreneurs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Only in America. Well, only in Minnesota, perhaps.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In America, you are innocent until proven guilty. However, I have questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, Power Line Blog posted an article about Minnesota Democratic\u2013Farmer\u2013Labor Party (DFL) candidate Abdi Daisane, who was elected to represent Minnesota\u2019s House District 14A in the Minnesota Legislature. 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