Of course, McCombs, like virtually all of his peers, wants the public to subsidize a new stadium for his sports team and is not especially receptive to the notion of paying for such a facility out of his own pocket. During Jesse Ventura 's term as governor, which ended in 2002, McCombs had no hope of succeeding in his quest. To Jesse's credit, he was honest from the start, ... He told me flat-out, 'There's no way I'm giving you anything.' So at least I knew. I like Jesse as a person we just disagreed.
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He is not a candidate. Never has been and won't be. I'm very close to Mack Brown. I have continuous contact with him. When we talk, we talk about football. Big surprise. But he is not and hasn't been even in any consideration for this.
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We've changed all that -- we're the toast of Minnesota now. In a way, when it comes to the argument for relocation, we've shot ourselves in the foot. We've brought character and full houses back here, and the fan base is thriving. The people of Minnesota have responded why their elected officials haven't followed suit is beyond me.
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