Richard Painter is on fire.....

[ProudMNDemocrat]

At the DFL State Convention here in Rochester.

He is getting a lot of clapping and hoots of approvals. The man can give a speech. I am impressed.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I like the way he goes after Trump, but does he support the DFL platform -

all of it - or is he just running as a Democrat because the GOP won't have him?

[MiniMe]

13. Exactly

I like listening to him in the time of tRump, but he is still a Republican

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. Is he? That's what I want to know. If he rejects the GOP

and its platform in favor of the Dem party platform, he's not a Republican any more. It is a condition one can recover from.

[MiniMe]

15. I think he hasn't gotten the the batshit crazy Republican, but he is still a Republican

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

16. What positions has he taken publicly that suggest

he still agrees with the GOP platform? Has he expressed an opinion on immigration, reproductive rights, universal health care, etc.? I can't assume he's still a Republican unless he says something supporting current Republican positions, and I haven't heard one way or the other.

[saidsimplesimon]

2. Can not tell a lie,

it is not easy forgiving former members of the bushit team. I appreciate his ethical approach as he has defended in the media and political world. I can not vote in his state. He has my support.

[a kennedy]

3. Just want to know how Senator Al Franken feels about this guy.......

then I decide how I feel about Mr. Painter.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. He endorsed Tina Smith, but that was before Painter got into it.

The party leaders will probably stick with Smith.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

4. He stated his support for the platform.....

People change. Richard Painter made a lot of points invoking both Al Franken and Paul Wellstone's passion for this state, and the values that make Minnesota such a great state.

[BannonsLiver]

7. Painter is interesting

If someone didn’t know Painter’s background as a Republican and just started following him on twitter the last year or so they’d probably think he’s always been a center-left Dem.

Is he sincere? I’ll leave that up to the voters of MN. What is apparent to me is that he’s definitely not a milquetoast face in the crowd type of pol.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

9. From his appearances on MSNBC and CNN

He is no pushover.

He is not a Law Professor at the U of M for nothing.

[BannonsLiver]

10. Honestly

If I lived in MN he’d have my primary vote. Smith has made very little of her opportunity. To use a sports metaphor, I never hear her name called. Seems very much like a non-factor, at least to some of us outside the state.

[democrank]

5. I don't care if Richard Painter is a Democrat, Republican, Independent, or other.

He earned my respect for his courageous attempts to speak up about upholding ethical standards.

[tazkcmo]

6. Me too

His is a rare exception to my All GOPEE-ers Suck rule.

[Golden Raisin]

8. Mr. Painter is one of the few voices keeping me semi-sane

in the ongoing Trump/Complicit Republican Congress waking nightmare. When he's speaking on TV or posting on Twitter I find myself agreeing strongly with him (most of the time) and in these desperate and depressing times I don't really give a flying rat's ass about his pedigree or party affiliation.

[kentuck]

11. I agree.

Party label should not be our primary concern if someone is willing to stand up in an ethical way.

[dlk]

17. Painter is Still a Republican Who Supported Bush Policies

And now he wants Franken's senate seat. Thank you Kirsten Gillibrand!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

18. Yes, but what are his positions NOW?

People can and do change their minds. I want to know if he has.

[shraby]

19. I hear him a lot on MSNBC and he supports trickle down if I recall. I thought he was a pretty

good dude to but he really should drop that position.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

20. Painter did not get the endorsement....

But he did give a rousing speech. I took several good photos of him.

Physically, he is not a big or tall man. Definitely silver haired and a spitfire of a speaker. He is running in the Primary and sure to get many to hear him on the campaign trail. The Debates with Tina Smith should be intetesting.

[sellitman]

21. I don't trust him

He's only running as a Democrat because Trump sucks.

Not good enough.