A Minnesota gubernatorial candidate released a video statement saying that he stands with the Canadian truckers.
Truckers feed our families and are the unseen force which creates "normal" for society.
From Minnesota, to Canada, and beyond… I stand with them.
They make sure we have everything we need; and they may just save us from tyranny. pic.twitter.com/5lZLqJxWqU
— Scott Jensen (@drscottjensen) February 3, 2022
Dr. Scott Jensen, a frontrunner in Minnesota’s 2022 gubernatorial election said, “From Minnesota, to Canada, and beyond… I stand with them.”
He said, “They make sure we have everything we need; and they may just save us from tyranny.”
Truckers that convoyed across Canada have been gridlocking streets in Ottawa, Alberta since Saturday. They say they will not leave until all COVID-related mandates have been lifted, however, the Daily Wire reported that Ottawa city leadership is considering calling in military support to remove the truckers.
Another gridlock has been occurring at the border of Alberta and Montana, where truckers have gridlocked the border crossing between the United States and Canada. After negotiations on Wednesday, the protesters agreed to partially unblock two lanes of traffic.
In the Twitter video, Jensen said that it is great to see people in Canada standing up for health freedom and standing up against immoral COVID vaccine mandates. Jensen’s messaging appears to lead itself favorably to voters, as his popularity has increased in recent days.
Jensen polled well in the initial February 1 caucusing, ending the straw poll with the majority of votes by a wide margin.
In the caucus poll, Jensen obtained 38% of the votes, while the other frontrunners, State Senator Paul Gazelka (R-East Gull Lake) and Dr. Neil Shah each received less than 15% of the votes. The other three candidates fell lower than 12%.
We did it! YOU did it!
Yesterday, every-day Minnesotans were the heroes, and they will be again in November. People from all walks of life stepped into the arena & came out in droves to support our movement. I'm humbled by the support our campaign received.
Let's unify and win! pic.twitter.com/Nv1Ss5muNe
— Scott Jensen (@drscottjensen) February 2, 2022
Jensen also polled favorably in the latest KSTP and Survey USA poll. According to the poll, there is only a three-point disparity between Jensen and the Democrat candidate, incumbent Tim Walz.
In a head-to-head match-up, Jensen won 40% of the votes, while Walz won 43%.
NEW: KSTP / @surveyusa
2022 MN GOV
(D) Walz 43% (+3)
(R) Jensen 40%
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(D) Walz 42% (+5)
(R) Gazelka 37%
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Polling Trends: Walz vs Jensen
Dec: Walz +10
Now: Walz +3
7 point shift towards (R) Jensen
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Walz vs Gazelka
Dec: Walz +13
Now: Walz +5
8 point shift towards (R) Gazelka pic.twitter.com/vwzwhQwyQ0— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) February 3, 2022
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Hayley Feland is a reporter with The Minnesota Sun and The Wisconsin Daily Star | Star News Network. Follow Hayley on Twitter or like her Facebook page. Send news tips to [email protected].
Photo “Scott Jensen” by Scott Jensen.
