Here is this week’s flip-flop of the week compliments of the GOP:
Flip-Flop of the Week Volume 1, Issue 33
Hatch Campaigns As A Crime Fighter; Later Mocks Opponents For Emphasizing Crime1994: Hatch Proudly Touted His Crime Position Paper – Said He Was The Only Candidate To Publish A Position Paper On Crime. “Hatch is the only candidate for governor to publish a brochure on crime (attachment 6), and has attacked Carlson for his failure to provide leadership on the issue (attachment 7).” (“Mike Hatch For Governor: Briefing Materials for State Delegates,” 1994)1998: Hatch Downplayed Crime During Campaign. “Hatch and Lillehaug are running in the DFL primary election against state Sen. Ember Reichgott Junge, the party’s endorsed candidate. The Republican endorsee, Rep. Charlie Weaver, has no announced opposition in the primary. Most of the candidates have made fighting crime the major theme of their campaigns, but Hatch has downplayed that issue, noting that the attorney general has little direct jurisdiction over crime. Instead, he has concentrated on complex consumer issues.” (Chris Ison and Conrad deFiebre, “DFLers Take Two Tacks In AG Race; Lillehaug Lambasts Koch; Hatch Tackles Health Care,” Star Tribune,, June 25, 1998)
