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DFL officials say their party is now united behind Margaret Anderson Kelliher and her run for governor.

Party officials helped Kelliher kick off a statewide campaign swing today in Bloomington. U.S. Sen. Al Franken and three  members of congress (Ellison, McCollum and Walz) were on hand to show their support. So were three of the candidates that Kelliher beat out for the DFL endorsement, R.T. Rybak, Paul Thissen and John Marty. Kelliher said those previous opponents will be with her moving forward.

"It is a team of rivals approach that we are going to take in leading the state of Minnesota," Kelliher said. "Taking the good ideas and taking the energy across the state and building on that statewide organization and the people power  of our campaigns together, coming together."

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar couldn't attend, but she sent a letter that DFL Chair Brian Melendez read at the event.

Kelliher will face former U.S. Senator Mark Dayton, former state representative Matt Entenza and Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner in the August 10th DFL primary.

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