Regarding the story by Herald staff writer Sam Easter, "Myrdal wins GOP nod in District 10" (Page C1, Feb. 21):
I'd like to respond to State Senate candidate Janne Myrdal's statement that another candidate's conduct was "shameful." To me, what was shameful was the obvious political strategizing that had taken place:
First, that the District 10 chair publicly supported Myrdal, when a person in that position should have remained neutral until after the vote; and second, that the site selected for the caucus was in Myrdal's home town, where she worked and held an office, thus giving her the advantage of what likely would be a more local vote.
Meanwhile, the rest of the voters in the district faced the disadvantage of long travel-in some cases, from one corner of the district to the other-in order to be present to vote.
These factors hardly show that the planners of the caucus fairly represented all of the people of District 10.
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Lastly, the comments that Myrdal made about former Sen. Curtis Olafson not getting the endorsement and losing the 2012 Senate race surely exhibited a lack of professionalism and respect.
Tom Borgen
Langdon, N.D.
