GOP candidate for governor says attack ads aren’t all bad
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Republican candidate for governor Brett Lindstrom greets Gary Warren of Aurora during Monday's meet and greet.
With 15 days left until the primary election Brett Lindstrom brought his campaign for governor through Aurora Monday for a meet and greet where he spoke with confidence about his reasons for running, voting record as a senator and even the negative attack ads targeting him on television.
“I see it as a positive because you wouldn’t be getting attacked if you weren’t relevant or in the mix,” Lindstrom told a small group gathered at the Bremer Center. “You’re going to see more and more of that and I’d be happy to answer any of those questions as you see them come up on TV as to why I voted a certain way. It’s all a grain of truth versus what it actually is.”
Lindstrom’s campaign was initially viewed by many as a long-shot when he threw his hat in the ring. In recent weeks, however, he has gained support and is reported to be in the midst of a three-man race for the Republican nomination for governor with two ag-based businessmen, Chuck Herbster of Falls City and Jim Pillen of Columbus.
“Years ago it was never on my radar, but being a state senator and looking at the challenges that we have in front of us I get a little frustrated that sometimes we don’t do the things to politically overcome where politics get in the way of what we need to do,” he said when asked why he is running for governor. “What I’ve seen is politics interfere with a lot of what we need to do and I just feel like we can do it better. We can do it better as a people, we can do better as politicians and representatives and leaders of the state, and I want to make sure we do that.”
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