Don’t you dare feel sorry for 2010 Independence Party gubernatorial candidate Tom Horner.  Yes, because of his electoral set-back Horner doesn’t have the Governor’s bully pulpit to promote his center right ideas, though he does have his new non-profit, NextMinnesota.  And of course, he isn’t able to exercise the gubernatorial power to pardon turkeys.  That still has to sting a little.

But according to this weekend’s Star Tribune, the tax reform agenda that will be put forth by Horner’s DFL opponent Mark Dayton in 2013 may look a whole lot like the platform that Horner ran on in 2010. Continue reading →