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CA 13 San JOaquin County has posted its last votes. Grey picks up 4 and now is at +231.

https://x.com/rpyers/status/1863655212830838913

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MN-Gov - We haven’t heard too much chatter about a third Walz run and with our huge bench, it’s not necessary nor wanted. It’s been awhile since we’ve had someone go for three terms, let’s not rock the boat. And after the VP loss, it’s a good time to pass the torch.

While I mention our huge bench, it’s Lt Gov Peggy Flanagan’s for the taking for the DFL. Perfect profile of having started working with education non-profits and becoming a Mpls school board member. She served one term and then ran for the state house. The race was a big battle for a North Mpls seat where it was an old white guy incumbent against the young Native woman in a close to equal plurality black/white seat. She ended up having to drop out of the primary due to her mom’s health issues, which bummed out progressives.

She kept up the good fight and eventually won a state house seat in St Louis Park, an upper income first ring suburb. This led to getting picked for Lt Gov by Walz. He already knew he’d be up against someone from the cities for the DFL nod who will attack his record as not liberal enough. So, he picked one of the most beloved progressives who is also now a suburban mom. It was the perfect move for a Greater MN politician facing an endorsement/primary process dominated by the Twin Cities metro.

We’ve never had a female governor and DFLers are getting irritated. Women won the last two competitive DFL endorsements but then lost to Govs Dayton and Walz in the primary. This felt like a silent understanding that we’ll get the safer choice in Walz now and then we’ll get Flanagan after that. And, unlike previous Lt Govs, Flanagan is included in tv ads, is constantly in the news and uses her office for advocacy.

Still, there are plenty of politicians wanting to move up and the spots are limited and already filled up. SoS Steve Simon is young enough to go for a third term. I have a feeling Ellison sits in that seat until a bad midterm year knocks him out or old age.

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