Recent polling has Gov. Tim Walz and Dr. Scott Jensen locked in a close race, but a poll from earlier in the campaign had Walz up by 18 points, a result Schultz called “ridiculous.”
Four years ago, Walz beat Republican Jeff Johnson by 11 points. According to Schultz, this year is “not a good Democratic year,” so he would be surprised if Walz actually had a “lead greater than what he won by four years ago.” …
Schultz said that while the economy and crime are the top two issues for voters, Walz hasn’t done a good job of addressing either. He’s also been trying to “coast” through the last few weeks of the election, in Schultz’s opinion.
“Versus Scott Jensen, who I think has been very aggressively moving, and I think it’s helping quite a bit,” Schultz said.
“The fact that in the closing weeks, the Republican Governor’s Association has decided to put in another $750,000 into the Minnesota governor’s race tells me an awful lot,” he explained. “They’re going to put money in where it makes the most difference, and I think right now they’re viewing this as, still, a race that can potentially be won by Scott Jensen.”
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