WAYZATA, Minn. – Congress member Dean Phillips, a Democrat, accused GOP gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen of outrageous “unpatriotic vitriol” in calling for Secretary of State Scott Simon [o be jailed. Jensen issued the jailing call at a Republican event where he was seeking party support. It was an echo of former President Trump’s continuing assault on the 2020 election as rigged against him despite any evidence. About Simon as secretary of state, Phillips that Minnesota has led with the highest voter turnout in the United States three elections in a row. Simon has been secretary of state, running Minnesota elections, since 2016.
Contrarian views
Jensen, a Chaska physician, has a record of contrarian views, some outlandish, as he’s pursued the GOIP nomination to be governor. He has:
> Claimed support from Russian President Vladmir Putin and his propaganda outlets.
> Spread dubious information about CoVid, including that vaccination was not only unnecessary but dangerous.
> Dismissed CoVid mortality data as skewed by people who would have died a few years later anyway.
> Supported Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for revoking tax breaks for the themet park Disney World for opposing his “Don’t Say Gay” law.