Margaret Anderson Kelliher was endorsed as the DFL candidate for Governor in Minnesota in what will likely be one of the most hotly contested gubernatorial elections in the country this fall.
The DFL (Democratic) Party already has three other candidates planning on running in the primary. Susan Gaertner, Matt Entenza and Former Senator and department store heir Mark Dayton.
The Republican party appears to be on a more disciplined track to nominate a single candidate to serve as their standard bearer to replace outgoing Republican incumbent Tim Pawlenty, who has been actively running for President since the last election, when he was passed over by Sarah Palin as John McCain's running mate.
The DFL endorsed candidate has not fared well in the past twenty plus years. Some say it's because the caucus system used by the DFL in Minnesota tends to discourage all but the most active members from participating effectively.
That is a large part of why so many talented and credible DFL candidates are bypassing the process and running directly in the primary.
If Kelliher looses the primary, and the Dems go on to lose in November, you can expect a movement to change the party process, but the odds of success of a significant change appears low.
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