Not surprised by the strib endorsements: Walz and Pawlenty [View all]
As soon as Pawlenty announced, I knew that in the Trump days, Pawlenty is a "winner" while Johnson is a "loser."
http://www.startribune.com/star-tribune-endorsement-for-governor-in-gop-primary-tim-pawlenty/490031421/
And Walz has rural background, won in 2016 while Trump won the district. Also liked his early selection of Flanagan as his running mate. She is not a "token" but "brings geographic, racial and gender balance to the ticket plus the knowledge of state lawmaking that comes from two terms in the Legislature."
And, as I posted here as soon as Murphy selected her running mate: "Murphy undercut her claim that she can bridge the rural-urban divide when she chose a one-term suburban legislator, Rep. Erin Maye Quade of Apple Valley, as her running mate. While Murphy’s 18-month quest to win the DFL endorsement was successful, she has struggled to become a known quantity among the voters who are not party insiders."
http://www.startribune.com/star-tribune-endorsement-for-governor-in-dfl-primary-tim-walz/490031391/
Was also an interesting letter condemning Murphy for earlier "jumping" on the dump Franken move.