Lori Swanson set to run for MN Governor, with Rick Nolan as running mate.

[KingSweden]

Minnesota just got the most interesting gubernatorial primary in the country.

No kidding.

[KingSweden]

Dayton endorses Murphy.

Wow.

Most interesting primary, either party and any office.

Personally, I want Walz to win only because I don’t want him to lose his congressional seat for nothing.

That’s my rationale too. Really wish they’d given the Senate seat to Swanson, who I also quite like.

[KingSweden]

Word is Keith Ellison is going to jump into the AG race.

Why would any sitting Congressman, from a safe seat no less, run for a lesser statewide office is just beyond me.

Xavier Becerra did it. Jeff Landry did it on the Republican side.

Landry came back after losing a Congressional race, though.

[KingSweden]

It’d be very impressive for Swanson to win on such short turnaround after leaping into the race so suddenly - though we shouldn’t be surprised considering she’s had 3 statewide landslides.

[KingSweden]

It’d be very impressive for Swanson to win on such short turnaround after leaping into the race so suddenly - though we shouldn’t be surprised considering she’s had 3 statewide landslides.

Funny how a such a seemingly minor action by a couple hundred activists changed the course of the race so decisively. In a different world, Swanson would’ve been endorsed for re-election and Walz would be headed for an easy win against Erin Murphy.

Swanson would have spanked Pelikan in a primary, though

[KingSweden]

Remarkable how sunlight is the best disinfectant. Looks like Dayton really did know what he was doing appointing Smith.

I can’t yhink of a pol who nosedived more on my estimation of them than Lori Swanson