My take

I wasn't at the convention this weekend as I previously explained, so I may not have the best view on what it means. Ah, but that may be beneficial, right?

Anyway, I do tend to agree that the Democrats are more united now than in recent years. There will be no serious primary battles. Ford Bell is a lost cause, although his stubbornness and martyrdom means he's going to refuse to drop out. You know the type. Becky Lourey isn't going to win either, and I would expect her to have a bit more sense about these kinds of things, but what can you say?

Mark Ritchie, Matt Entenza, and Rebecca Otto are all very good candidates in their respective races. No Buck Humphreys this year: these people know their stuff. They will provide a pretty good contrast to the Republicans that are running.

Republicans have already gone into attack mode, so it is up to the Democrats to come up with a good message for Minnesota. I don't think they are there yet, but there are some promising signs. I think people have a better feel for this kind of thing this year after being beaten constantly.

It is of course a bit too early to be making any predictions, but the Democrats are in a pretty good position coming out of this weekend. They will have to take advantage, though, and that's something that has historically been hard for Democrats to do.