“It’s really exciting now to be in a position for the first time in a half century to take this office back,” Wardlow said. “We’re going to fire 42 Democratic attorneys right off the bat and get Republican attorneys in there.”
His promise to clean out Democrats from the state’s top law enforcement office stands in contrast to his campaign promise that he wouldn’t be partisan. Wardlow has repeatedly criticized Democratic candidate Keith Ellison for being too political.
Campaign spokesman Billy Grant portrayed Wardlow’s comments as in line with his campaign promises.
“As Doug has said on numerous occasions, he will appoint assistants and deputies who believe in the rule of law and the constitution,” Grant said. “There will be no litmus test for party affiliation.”
Wardlow's hope is only that. Ellison is the better man, and without the Parker-Monahan set shooting at Ellison there would be no contest. But Parker the barker was Wardlow's boss for half of Wardlow's career; and somehow, Parker and Monahan found one another. Fate at play, surely. Not politics at its worse, as usual. They, after all, are honorable.