I'm in Ward's district so, I actually did fill out the survey.
It seems to be put together by democrats, of course, who else would put it together.
I claim to represent no one but myself in this survey.
They have you list the priorities from 1 to 9 on the questions.

Cap, you can relax as the survey doesn't give much of a chance to offer legimate ideas and concerns.

What I'd like to know is what or whom is the "local brain trust"?

The survey says "what do you consider to be the top priorities" and list the 9 items they consider, that is what we get to choose from - their ideas of what is important.
That is ok with me.

Of the local Brain Trust .

So named some time ago , by a very wise fan of the Brainerd Dispatch.

Sad Lady I would suggest you NOT put the following 7 on your top 9 list.

Voter Suppression/Voter ID , Shoot First Leg. , Ignorant Rants about Gay Marriage ,Union Busting , Planned Parenthood evils , the waste known as PBS , More Acctg tricks to balance the budget ( that worked well)

State has already been there , done those.
What could possibly be left on your list ?
Gun Control ?
And Please , Dont use your new word " obstructionism."

If little johnny wants a survey, tell him to use the red thumbs on this article. He will then see the truth and it will be a reliable survey. Anything that's not a secret ballot (this survey for example) is subject to tampering by Ward so his little survey is a mute point. You want a survey, send out a secret survey to be opened by a private accounting firm. Cost to much money you say. So does an elevator to a concession stand at the civic center. Hey Johnny, just check the red thumbs. You may want to take lil cappy off your list of puppets after checking todays thumbs.

Perhaps you should feel free to read the survey you took.

The last option on all of those questions was a blank labeled "other" that allowed you to put any concern you had that they didn't mention.

But that doesn't fit with what you are trying to peddle here, right?

Aside from the ability to add your own idea to the "other" category, Question two was:

2. Minnesota is facing a projected $1.1 billion structural budget deficit this biennium. How should the legislature close the deficit? (Select 1)

All budget cuts

All revenue increases

A mix of cuts and revenue increases

Engage in more borrowing/shifts

Not sure/need more information

This was followed by a question asking how we should promote business in this state, which included things like cutting taxes for businesses and corporations.

Seems like a pretty fair and reasonable survey to me. Feel free to give it a try yourselves.

On the same page that you get when opening the survey, there is another option to click on to see the bills that little johnny has chief authored in this legislative session. One of those bills worth noting is "House File 0171: K-12 teachers requirement repealed for teachers to pass a basic skills examination in reading, writing and mathematics as a condition for receiving a teaching license." Little johnny wants to eliminate that requirement. That's all we need, our teachers being dumbed down more than they already are. And you elected this fool. It's quite obvious he doesn't plan on running again. Look for more of this stupid legislation from him as he really doesn't give a hoot anymore about his constituents. Nobody will be voting for him again anyway.

I said in my first comment that the survey "doesn't give you much of a chance to offer ideas".
I did fill in the open spaces when there was a chance.
Furthermore, that is probably the only way that they
can do a survey and I know that.

I said and I will repeat "I did take the survey" so, I know the questions and the options for answers and the space provided for my own choices.
You take up your whole comment section commenting
on items that I already knew and when someone takes the survey that they will know.

I also said that the survey was ok with me.
JeezzzzzzzzzI'm not peddling anything, I just took the survey and explained my experience.

Nope, my dog is protected by the second amendment. You're probably to stupid to figure it out but if you don't like what's on this web site, turn it off. That would be covered under the first amendment, freedom of speech. Now if your big nose won't allow you to miss out on some gossip, that's another story. Does Ward pay you out of his campaign finance money to defend him. No one in their right mind would defend him for free. It really bothers you to have someone else know something before you do, doesn't it. Do you belong to an old hens club or a nosey rosey club or an old codgers club or do you just naturally have nose, mouth and brain problems, or if it's a birth defect, let me know and I will be more respectful of you. Have a good evening in your asylum.

deficit is that it's only one 6 thousandth of the extra debt that Obama has bestowed us with. Look on the bright side for once. Ooops, next year the AHC goes fully into effect...............

Mav, about that bunker..............I'll bring my own tin foil with my assets....................