Capitol View

They're running but who are they running with?

Posted at 1:58 PM on April 23, 2010 by Tom Scheck
Filed under: Campaign 2010, Campaign 2010: Minnesota Governor

The only DFL candidate for governor to announce their running mate is state Sen. John Marty who announced that Sen. Patricia Torres Ray will be on his ticket.

The other candidates have been mum on if and when they'll announce Lieutenant Gov. candidate. One strategy may be to wait until the endorsement fight starts so they can create some buzz. But it isn't certain.

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak said it's "possible but unlikely" when asked if he'll announce his running mate on the floor tomorrow.

Minnesota House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher said "I'm not planning on it" when asked if she'll announce a running mate tomorrow.

DFL Rep. Paul Thissen told MPR News that he wasn't certain if he'd announce a running mate before the DFL endorsement is announced.

DFL Rep. Tom Rukavina told MPR News that he wouldn't pick anyone unless he got the endorsement first. He also said he won't be anyone's running mate.

Former House Minority Leader Matt Entenza said on MPR's Midday this week that he won't announce a running mate this weekend but would do so in a few weeks.

Former U.S. Sen. Mark Dayton didn't say when he'd announce a running mate but emphasized the true deadline is the filing deadline.

April 2010
S M T W T F S
        1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30  


Master Archive

About Poligraph

The feature examines statements made by Minnesota politicians and checks them for accuracy. Based on data analysis, document reviews and interviews with non-partisan analysts, statements are rated either true, false or inconclusive. PoliGraph is a collaboration between Minnesota Public Radio News and the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. More

MPR News
Radio

Listen Now

Other Radio Streams from MPR

Classical MPR
Radio Heartland

Services