Catching Up #2 - Sandy Burt Fundraiser

Friday morning I went to a fundraiser for Sandy Burt, featuring Governor Pawlenty. Since the Governor was speaking to an urban group the governor's speech focused primarily on public safety and education. His speech was brief and very light and conversational, with several questions and answers.

Governor Pawlenty hit on a few key points that tied in nicely with Sandy's platform. Particularly, school choice, a focus on language issues that urban schools face and stressing the importance of math and science. He acknowledged that it isn't a money issue and also that there is no quick fix. To really fix some of the problems like a nearly 50% drop-out rate, it will take cultural changes, not just education policy changes.

Sandy was wonderful. She's so humble that she's still a little uncomfortable in front of an audience, but her sincerity and warmth easily overcome that.

The event went well, the turnout was not stellar, but pretty good for a Friday morning (about 35+). Everyone had a good time and left the room very enthusiastic about our candidate, which is the most important thing of all.

A big thanks to the Governor for getting out in the city and helping generate some momentum.