Filed

The filing period for candidates opens today and runs until July 18th. We'll find out by then if everyone who's threatened to run in the primary against various endorsed candidates actually follows through.

I was off celebrating the nation's independence yesterday and nowhere near a computer. Interesting to note that Zack Stephenson of MN Publius has made it official: he's going to work for Amy Klobuchar.

Speaking of Independence Day, I mentioned the other day that my neighborhood was relatively quiet. Well, the moron who kept me up until after 1 a.m. last night with his fireworks show changed all that. And for that I thank Jesse Ventura.

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