Thoughts about the MN Independence Party

As many of you know, I believe that Tom Horner's Best chance of victory comes in a match between Margaret Anderson Kelliher and Tom Emmer so lately I have been semi-disheartened by the DFL party. First you have Kelliher selecting a moderate Republican John Gunyou, a virtual unknown outside of tight government circles and then this morning Mark Dayton is preparing to announce Yvonne Prettner Solon, a DFL State Senator from Duluth. There is little question that Mark Dayton's selection will benefit him in the polls come the August Primary.

While I can't personally give you details on Solon, she is the sitting state senator from Duluth, an extremely fundamental DFL stronghold in northern Minnesota which has an solid reputation for participating in caucuses, primaries, and the general election. This is arguably the strongest step that Mark Dayton has taken thus far to secure the Primary win. I'm betting there has to be a lot of finger-pointing and gnashing of teeth in the Kelliher/Gunyou HQ this morning. Which undoubtedly is probably matched in the Horner and Emmer camps.

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