Rybak will not run for the Senate!

[Democratic Hawk]

Minnesota Democrats had better not ----up finding a good challenger to Coleman. I mean, come on , that man couldn't even best George Galloway. Levin was much better grilling him from what I recall

Dave

[Democratic Hawk]

Perhaps the Democrats should nominate Collin Peterson.  Part of me believes that, were the Democrats to do this, this race would become the Pennsylvania of 2008.

Peterson is easily the most conservative Democrat of Minnesota's House delegation, who I certainly think could handidly defeat Coleman. May be, too, socially conservative a Democrat for the primary, however

Dave

[Democratic Hawk]

He'd never win the primary and has absolutely no interest in running anyway since he just became chairman of the Ag Committee.

Well as Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Peterson giving the Senate seat a miss is perfectly understandable. So having ruled Peterson out, any good liberal-to-populist Democrat should do. Coleman is clearly too economically right for Minnesota

Dave

[Democratic Hawk]

So having ruled Peterson out, any good liberal-to-populist Democrat should do.

You just described Dean Johnson.

Yes but having just lost his seat in the Minnesota Senate is Johnson the best possible choice?

Dave

[Democratic Hawk]

So having ruled Peterson out, any good liberal-to-populist Democrat should do.

You just described Dean Johnson.

Yes but having just lost his seat in the Minnesota Senate is Johnson the best possible choice?

Dave

He just got screwed by massive turnout by social conservatives pissed about gay marriage. That won't hurt him statewide.
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Well, should Johnson run for the nomination and win it, I hope it doesn't. Coleman after all is so darn awful, he ought to be easy pickings

Dave