Editor’s note: I love Facebook. Right before I was to released this story, I got a message in a discussion thread about Black Conservatives. The message, from the brother of the GOP endorsed Gubernatorial candidate is below. Now, does the minority-ethnic community vote for Tom Emmer or any Republican?

By Donald W.R. Allen,II – Editor in Chief/IBNN and USA Radical Black (Black Conservative)

Kelliher

Margaret Anderson Kelliher, the DFL endorsed candidate for governor in Minnesota has everything going for her although two other DFLers will join Kelliher, (Mark Dayton and Matt Entenza, who will also challenge her on this Augusts’ primary ballot, the Democratic Party of Minnesota doesn’t have to look in their rear view mirror – their way ahead. Tom Horner has thrown his hat into race also and was endorsed by the Independent Party over the weekend.

She (Kelliher) doesn’t have to repair her party’s image and it’s still minority-ethnic love fest for the Minnesota DFL with the momentum of 2008 moving right into 2010. The Democratic Party of Minnesota is firm, strong and have popular elected officials that will speak to Ms. Kellihers character and win votes in November 2010.

Emmer

This leads me to address a cornucopia of issues with the Republican Party of Minnesota. The Minnesota GOP has some of the best “tactical” minds when it comes to fund raising, inner-party collusion and killing a candidate from the inside. What’s missing from the Minnesota GOP is an effective outreach tool to change the perception of a political party that is antiquated, old and White that continues to attack a Black president without putting anything on the table.

In Minnesota, with its small minority-ethnic communities, attacking Obama has put the DFL endorsed candidate ahead of Emmer by miles. Minnesota voters have not forgotten who the players were and how the game was played in “Obama 2008.”

But let’s back up for a minute.

Since I’m writing this story from a political consultant point-of-view, we have to look at past events that have set the stage for “pre-fail” unless the Republican Party of Minnesota has it proverbial lights turned on, before the GOP has its door kicked in November 2010.

The “milquetoast position,” which is the path of least resistance, seems to be the path the Republicans took to endorse a “sacrificial lamb” to run against Ellison for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District. On Saturday, April 10, 2010, the Republican Party of Minnesota and 5th Congressional District Republicans endorsed Joel Demos www.demosforuscongress.com/ to run against Congressman Keith Ellison the incumbent. I’ll step out on a limb here for the record and say, “Demos cannot beat Keith.”

Demos

Endorsing Demos for Congress in Minnesota’s 5th CD was the Minnesota GOP’s first big mistake of the 2010 election cycle.

Barb Davis White, the 2008 GOP endorsed candidate in Minnesota’s 5th CD for Congress would have been a “feather in the cap” of the Minnesota GOP if they would of made a commitment to Ms. White, her campaign staff and the community. The arrogance and exclusion of conversations with Barb, who received almost 25% of the votes in 2008 – more than any other endorsed Republican running for Congress in Minnesota’s 5th CD was a heinous and reckless over-sight by the leadership of Minnesota’s Republican Party. If the Minnesota GOP would back Barb Davis White, now that former chairman Ron Carey is gone (or lurking with the intent to participate) – Barb Davis White can beat Ellison in 2010. People in Minnesota’s 5th congressional district will see a benefit to not vote “R” or “D” and send a message to big party madness.

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What the Minnesota GOP will create in 2010 with the endorsement of Demos and the lack of cordial and diplomatic relations with Davis White is a split-vote among Conservatives who know Barb Davis White is the “chosen one,” and Demos will be positioned to be “thrown under the bus.” The Minnesota GOP’s position has always been “a Republican can’t with in the 5th.” If the Minnesota GOP supported Barb like they did Coleman and Bachmann in 2008, people in the 5th CD would have a new Congressperson.

This means Congressman Ellison returns to Washington in November. If you can’t see that coming, I have some swampland in Florida for you.

Back to Emmer:
From the reports and research, including meeting Mr. Emmer’s brother Drew, he (Tom) seems like a man who can take Minnesota in the direction it needs to go. He says the right things; He’s a lawyer; He’s one with the Minnesota GOP.

Let’s not forget Matt Entenza, supported by the well-spoken Congressman Keith Ellison, who by the way could sweet-talk a turtle out of its shell. Entenza could put the nail in both Kelliher and Emmer’s coffin. Entenza continues to run for governor with a media campaign appearing on local Twin Cities television stations in prime time.

Republican Party Outreach:
The Minnesota GOP has not done any outreach in the minority-ethnic community of Minneapolis/St. Paul. This will be their undoing in November. I don’t care how many emails I get saying the Minnesota GOP is spending tons of money on “outreach,” all I know is that I have a corporate group called the C.O.M.O Group (Community Outreach Media Organization), that covers 95% of Minnesota’s minority-ethnic population – no one’s knocked on our door. “We’re a business organization, we don’t “volunteer.”

White Privilege in the Minnesota GOP has controlled the conversations, the people involved while excluding local minority-ethnic experts on information distribution.

I mean really – the Republican Party offices about the USA, don’t even respect the RNC chairman Michael Steele.

This creates a two-fold problem for the Republican Party. Rural Minnesota has the same issues and concerns that the minority-ethnic community in the Twin Cities has: No jobs; no economic development, no futures.

The Republican Party hollering, “JOBS! JOB! JOBS!” will not attract the attention of voters in the Twin Cities, let alone Rural Minnesota. What will attract the attention is a strategic plan of action.

For Rural Minnesota and the minority-ethnic community of the Twin Cities, 2010 looks and feels a lot like the 1970’s.

The Republican Party candidates in 2010 must have a plan. A plan of action with “actions.” There are many talking points for the GOP, none that have been used effectively in the Black community, or in this case, the MN GOP has not asked or maintained a cordial and diplomatic line of communication to community stakeholders in an effort to distribute positive factual information about talking points that concern the minority-ethnic voters.

The Minnesota DFL has a well-oiled machine to distribute propaganda that has been effective in the minority-ethnic community for years.

What needs to happen is that the Minnesota GOP must hire (I didn’t say volunteer), five community stakeholders. Develop an outreach plan (that has been done), to attract the community to Town Hall Meetings at the University of Minnesota’s UROC center and the Minneapolis Urban League. The Minnesota Tea Party Patriots must be involved also.