During presidential race, we look at picking a running mate as a first executive decision [View all]

and we often judge them by that.

In this light, I am questioning the decision by the endorsed gubernatorial candidate - Murphy, a St. Paul resident - to pick another metro are resident - Quade - as her running mate.

We know that there is a lot of mistrust between the metro area and outstate. Thus, I think that decision by Murphy could cost her.

Not everyone, of course, wants to "reach across the aisle," to compromise, to try to bring all six million of us together. But I think that widening the gap is hurting all of us.

Just my opinion..