Minnesota: Certain to fail recall petition announced against State Rep

The deputy chair of the Crow Wing County Republican Party is launching a recall against DFL (Democrat-Farm-Labor) Rep. Joe Radinovich for his support of a gay marriage law. The issue is that the district supported a proposed gay marriage constitutional amendment by 62.5%.

Minnesota has a very strict judicial recall or malfeasance standard -- the petition has to be approved by the Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. The past history of the Court strongly suggests this recall will not be approved.