During presidential race, we look at picking a running mate as a first executive decision

[question everything]

and we often judge them by that.

In this light, I am questioning the decision by the endorsed gubernatorial candidate - Murphy, a St. Paul resident - to pick another metro are resident - Quade - as her running mate.

We know that there is a lot of mistrust between the metro area and outstate. Thus, I think that decision by Murphy could cost her.

Not everyone, of course, wants to "reach across the aisle," to compromise, to try to bring all six million of us together. But I think that widening the gap is hurting all of us.

Just my opinion..

[WhiskeyGrinder]

1. Murphy performed pretty well in rural areas. I don't think it's a ticket-killer.

[dflprincess]

4. But that was among DFLers who are faithful enough to work their way through the caucus process

to get elected delegates to the state convention.

"The Erins" are my kind of ticket but I have concerns about outstate voters and we can't win with just the metro and Duluth. Too many voters (everywhere, not just in rural areas) get suckered by whoever runs the slickest ad campaign. I've already heard the ticket referred as "urban liberals" and while that works for me, it's not going to play well in greater Minnesota.

I'm glad I have a couple months to fret over this and see how things look before the primary.

[geardaddy]

2. So, when Dayton picked Tina Smith as a running mate, did you have the same concerns?

[question everything]

3. He originally picked someone from Duluth, don't remember her name

and when she quit, Tina Smith took her place. By then Dayton was already established as a governor.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. Yvonne Prettner Solon.

[geardaddy]

6. Ah, ok.

I think he and Smith ran on a ticket for his second term, though.