Hennepin County Attorney candidates go head-to-head (and laugh-for-laugh)

At my first Theater of Public Policy event in July, I marveled at how the “civic improv comedy show,” fresh off a four-year hiatus, used its unique format to moderate “an in-depth, nuanced and even cordial discussion” between Mayor Jacob Frey and City Council President Elliott Payne.

So when I took my seat Tuesday evening at the Bryant Lake Bowl & Theater for a debate between Hennepin County Attorney candidates Rep. Cedrick Frazier and Anders Folk, I was eager to see how much of the experience would repeat itself.

In-depth? Absolutely. Nuanced? No question. Cordial? Well … mostly.

Host and Theater of Public Policy founder Tane Danger once again came prepared with a slew of questions and an earnest effort to push the candidates on their answers. His primary goal seemed to be finding po...