Luther is asking the DFL Central Committee to not endorse a candidate this weekend

Posted at 10:48 AM on August 9, 2006 by Tom Scheck (1 Comments)

Former Congressman Bill Luther just told the Capitol press corps that he's not planning to go to this weekend's endorsing convention and is asking the DFL Central committee to not endorse a candidate for attorney general. Luther, state Sen. Steve Kelley and Minnesota Solicitor General Lori Swanson are all running in the DFL primary this September.

Luther says rank and file Democrats should have a chance to weigh in on the race. He also said there isn't much time for the candidates to campaign before the DFL Primary.

"I just think under the unique circumstances this year that going back to the rank-and-file Democratic voters and including them in the process, and asking them for their decision in the primary, is the way to go."

The three candidates got into the race after Matt Entenza, the DFL endorsed candidate, dropped out of the race just hours before the filing deadline.

We'll have Luther's interview on the website soon.

You can listen to the audio here.

Comments (1)

Luther is right.

Posted by Noah Kunin | August 9, 2006 11:42 AM

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