At some point, someone thought the water-spitting dolphin was a good idea, and some of those people appear to be dug in. I think you are right in that she won't get a positive response, but that doesn't mean that she is out of line. I would not spend a lot of money on Flipper though if I didn't have to.
Damn, Tim Walz really really really wants to be a U.S. Senator pretty badly.