Shot in the Dark

Opportunity Runs Into The Door Like A Battering Ram At The Front Of An MRAP

The Piglet isn’t running for Senate:

That leaves the field with:

  • Lt. Governor Flanagan, the one-time extremist who has drifted toward the center-left, at least as compared to
  • Ilhan Omar and
  • Leigh Finke.
  • Al Franken is also riumored to be thinking about wanting to go back to DC.  
  • Angie Crag, who just keeps barely portraying herself as “moderate” in defending her always vulnerable House seat. 

The DFL’s big advantage is their chair has far more power to shape the election field than the GOP chair does.  I suspect the wrangling before, during and after the DFL convention will reflect the wishes of whomever is the MNDFL’s sitting char.   If it were still Ken Martin, I’d suspect a lot of push behind Rep. Craig – I can’t see that the other three contenders aren’t going to have problems outside 494/694.  Franken’s a wild card – but he’s also 73.  

There are mainstream (i.e. less overtly Maoist) DFLers who say they think Craig may have an inside shot.   Which would open up CD2, which has been vulnerable ever since Jason Lewis left the seat – provided the CD2 GOP can coalesce around a viable candidate, rather

As to Walz running for a third term?   That’s gotta be a big lift – but with seemingly every other contender for statewide office in the ring for Senate, it’s hard to see who in the DFL would oppose him, as the field looks now – or which of them would do better in a Governor race. 

The wildest card of all, of course, would be vintage DFL:  Senator Smith resigns early, Walz appoints either himself or whichever candidate has the current favor of the DFL (himself or Craig, I’d suspect), potentially leaving that choice and Lt. Gov. Flanagan as incumbents next year.  

At any rate – the opportunity is there for the MNGOP, if they can tame the circuilar firing squad for one lousy cycle. 

And the size of that “if” seems to defy physics. 

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4 responses to “Opportunity Runs Into The Door Like A Battering Ram At The Front Of An MRAP”

  1. justplainangry Avatar
    justplainangry

    My money is on Frankenstein. Even as libturds and MSM (ptr) are now openly talking about PIC dementia coverup out of one corner of the mouth, they are still saying if only Slow Joe was running he would beat Trump, form the other corner. So what would stop them from throwing full support behind Stuart? It is not like they did not cheat to get him in first time around – he is a shoe-in especially since MeToo is dead, buries and forgotten.

  2. cosmicwxdude Avatar
    cosmicwxdude

    How in God’s name does Walzruss have 54% approval, via KSTP poll? Mind boggling to say the least. Then again kstp polls have not been the best in the past. But good grief. People are nuts.

  3. SmithStCrx Avatar
    SmithStCrx

    I still expect that Mayors Frey and Carter will make a play for the DFL Gubernatorial Endorsement next Spring. They are both up for reelection this Fall, so it would be a low risk way to try for a promotion. While that Endorsement is nearly meaningless, it’s still a sign of support from the actual grassroots of the DFL.

    I can’t find anything about when the DFL chooses its new State Party Chair, but I did see at least one story about Walz making an endorsement in that race, as opposed to his public non-endorsement for Senate. As Mitch said, their Chair has a lot of power to pick the “correct” candidate, and a history of ignoring the Party’s Endorsement when everyone runs in the Primary instead.

  4. Bettyboop Avatar
    Bettyboop

    I was surprised by this. I thought for sure Walz wanted a DC address.

    I gotta think Ellison has to be thinking about a move.

    Franken –what a carpet bagger. Isn’t he a NY resident now? Reminds me of when Pawlenty parachuted in to save us MN rubes.

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