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

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Bizarre move and Rick Nolan has not yet agreed to it.

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love that literally any talent in the House jumps at the first chance to get out of it. Very healthy.

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bqhwhatever

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My issue with Swanson is that she seems to be running for Governor to save face rather than because she actually wants to do it.

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Swanson actually defeated a congressman in 2006 in the DFL primary for Attorney General, funny how history repeats itself.

I think many of the criticisms about Swanson joining in the race are very gendered. She owes nothing to Walz, who didn’t even win the party’s endorsement, and she has every right to join the race. Walz was going to run for Governor regardless of whether Swanson entered the race a year ago or last month, so it really doesn’t matter anyway.

Swanson is the stronger candidate anyway, she performed the best out of all the statewide DFL candidates in 2010 & 2014, while Walz almost lost to a badly-funded, unknown challenger in 2016, even as Collin Peterson easily won re-election in a much redder district right next door.

Just mentioning that Erin Murphy exists makes this argument bogus.

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look i mean none of this particularly matters - All three are going to beat Pawlenty, potentially by a lot.