Primary Night

Back home after DFL parties... the party party, so to speak, and Keith Ellison's.

I am so very happy we won one- Keith Ellison will be the next Representative from Minnesota's Fifth District, and the first Muslim in the U.S. Congress. He's a great guy, and actually goes out there and talks about how we need single-payer universal health care, not "universal access to affordable health care" or similar weasel words.

I'm saddened that it looks like Steve Kelley didn't win for Attorney General. I really like Steve, he's a model DFLer, a true progressive, and I wish he were being elected to something this year. I'm sure Lori Swanson would make a good AG, but I worry about getting her there. It won't be easy. We have to do it anyway, though. It's completely against my nature to ever, through action or inaction, allow a Republican to prevail over a Democrat if there's anything I can do about it.

So there's something of a mix there, but Keith Ellison going to Congress makes me happy. So I'll think about that for now, and leave the rest for tomorrow.

Primary Day

So the day arrives. Here's hoping all the DFL endorsed candidates win their primaries.

CD5 is, of course, the center of attention... Keith Ellison deserves to win this one, and the district deserves the best representation possible.

The Attorney General's race is the other really interesting one. Steve Kelley is by far the best-positioned to win, and was the only candidate who appreciated the value of the DFL endorsement.

Governor isn't even a contest. Sue Jeffers is a bigger threat to Pawlenty than Lourey is to Hatch.

I'll have more to say once the results are in.