Carney to GOP: nominate me and I’ll quit
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Longshot Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Carney is offering an unusual plan to remind voters that there's also a GOP primary on Aug. 10.
Carney is running against Tom Emmer, the endorsed Republican candidate for governor. Frequent candidates Leslie Davis and Ole Savior are also on the GOP primary ballot.
During a State Capitol news conference today, Carney urged voters to reject Emmer and support him instead. Carney said if he wins the primary, he would agree to withdraw as a candidate, but only if the state Republican party selected a new, moderate candidate.
"I think we need to make the primary a referendum on Tom Emmer," Carney said. "His candidacy has proven to be disastrous."
Minnesota GOP spokesman Mark Drake said the party remains united behind Tom Emmer, and he doesn't know anyone who takes Carney or anything he says seriously.
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