Erin Murphy endorsed in the convention

[question everything]

as were Klobuchar and Smith yesterday.

I hope that Walz stays for the primaries. Otto dropped.


http://www.startribune.com/crucial-day-at-minnesota-gop-dfl-political-endorsing-conventions/484383631/#1

[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. Tim Walz will be in the Primary....

After 6 rounds of voting, Tim Walz decided not to seek the endorsement. He will be continuing his campaign, focusing on the Republican. Tim is not the kind of person to go negative on a fellow Democrat.

Tim is a dear friend of mine. I believe him to be the strongest of the field in his knowledge of the facts, a debate style that lets no one off the hook, who has remained humble since being elected to Congress in 2006, and the most fit to go head to head with Tim Pawlenty.

[question everything]

3. I suspect that the district that Murphy represents is a deep DFL one

Walz, on the other hand, has been elected and re-elected by rural, perhaps leaning Republican district. Didn't Trump carry it? Thus, I trust Walz to appeal better to all Minnesotans.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

4. Yup.

He also knows Farmers, Veterans, many of the things he worked in Congress on affects us here.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

12. Murphy polls and performs well in rural areas across MN.

[dflprincess]

2. Not a good year to waste time and money on a primary.

I was surprised about Lori Swanson, somehow I missed that she even had a challenger.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

5. Matt Pelikan

Very passionate as well as persuasive. I know that Lori has done a terrific job. I know her too.

[question everything]

6. She showed courge by joining othet stated AGs to sue the Trump adminstration

Passion is not enough. One has to be effective and, yes, has the wisdom to select the battles. She has done a good job. If she runs in the primary she will get my vote.

It really bugs me that DFL chair, Martin, claims that running in the primary is "running against the party." No, he is objecting to "we, the people" selecting the candidates.

I hope that if Walz and Pawlenty win their primaries, that this will be the beginning of the death knell of the "abiding by the party endorsements." And to think that in many states many cannot participate in the primaries because of the blocks that the Republicans throw, like voter ID and shortening number of days for early voting.

[dflprincess]

7. I would feel better about primaries if we had party registration in MN

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Fortunately the Republicans also have primaries this year so cross over won't be an issue. The other downside to them is voter turnout is usually very low and, like general elections, are apt to go to to the candidate who could afford the slickest ad campaign.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

8. Lori will be running in the Primary.....

And she has my vote. She opted not to seek the endorsement, though she led handily in the first round of voting.

[dflprincess]

9. If she was ahead, why did she drop out?

BTW, at this time, I would vote for her in the primary as well. I don't know anything about her challenger and I think Lori has done a great job.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

10. I really do not understand her reason.........

Or is could be that she has been MNAG for 12 years now and is going for a 4th term.

[geardaddy]

11. I love Lori Swanson

From this article, it sounds like Pelikan is going negative against her. She has been a fantastic AG in my opinion. She'll be getting my vote in the primary.

[dflprincess]

17. I would have voted for Lori in an AG primary

but now she and Nolan have thrown a wrench in the governor's race.

The worst of it is, there were several good candidates interested in the AG race who dropped out when Lori decided she'd run for that position again. I've always liked her but I'm not happy with the stunt she pulled today.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

13. Shit is about to get real this afternoon.

[question everything]

14. Yup! Swanson - Nolan to compete in the gubernatorial primary.

Oh well...

[WhiskeyGrinder]

15. And more to come!

Ellison for AG? Couple other names here and there for governor? There's still time!

[question everything]

16. This will be great! Let's have a real primary, get people interested.

When we first moved here, and Ramstad ruled the 3rd, I had no idea who was the Democratic candidate until election day and, of course, had no idea who that person was.

Yes, primaries are expensive, but when you appeal to a wider audience you will get more money - I hope.

[dflprincess]

18. Ellison is delusional if he thinks he can win a state wide race

I like him, but he needs to stay in the 5th.

Let's hope Politico's report is wrong about this.

[dflprincess]

19. Minnesota has not had a Republican Attorney General in nearly 50 years

Warren Spannaus defeated the last one in 1970 and since then we have had a long line of exception AGs.

I sure hope we're not about to find out how much damage one of today's Republicans can do in that position.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

20. Pretty sure some of Pelikan's supporters feel that Swanson was basically a Republican, judging

from his supporters at the convention.

[dflprincess]

21. She wasn't

it's just that she wasn't liberal enough for them.

Do you know anything about Pelikan? I've heard from people who were at the convention that he has potential but they worry about his current lack of experience but no one seems to know much about him. Asking because I want to know about him, not being snarky.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

22. No, I know.

I was being snarky. What I know about him is mostly what's available online and from his supporters. I was not impressed enough to think we needed a change.