Minnesota Politics: More candidate moves

Friday, February 25, 2005

Patty Wetterling is thinking about running for Senate, and Amy Klobuchar is thinking too. House Majority Leader Erik Paulsen will not, however. Meanwhile, Rep. Phil Krinkie will run for Congress in the sixth district, adding to the Republican crowd on the far right. Talk about musical chairs.

At 12:42 AM, February 26, 2005, Anonymous said...: Want to see something neat?

Click here: wetterlingforsenate.comOr here: pattywetterlingforsenate.com
At 1:54 PM, February 26, 2005, Anonymous said...: Wetterling is a hard worker, makes a good impression, and she's got terrific name recognition all over the state. She'd probably be a lock for the representative seat Kennedy's sitting in if he vacates it - but suppose
he drops his bid for Senate? Then she'd have an even tougher battle against him now that he's incumbent.

Klobuchar is a hard worker and makes a good impression, runs a tight clean ship in the Hennepin County Attorney's office - but she has just about zilch name recognition outstate now that her Dad is retired. Martin Sabo will retire sooner or later, and it's unlikely he'll be able to hand his safe 5th District seat off to his daughter. Klobuchar would be a better bet for that seat than for the statewide Senate seat.

I think the Senate is within Wetterling's grasp, but not Klobuchar's.

Dave Porter
At 7:17 PM, August 31, 2005, Anonymous said...: Hello

I think Kelly Doran is the best DFL candidate. It is expected that he will run until the primary, regardless of the DFL endorsment. He has a business background and is the first person in the state to enter into a bulti-year labor agreement with the Building & Trade Unions. He has support in the critical Iron Range and Duluth area and I believe he is a stronger candidate than Amy or Patty.

Friday, February 25, 2005