What’s going on here…
Another candidate has dropped out of a race in Minnesota, after barely getting into it.
Sharon Marko has bagged the 2nd District race against Coleen Rowley.
"The obstacles seem insurmountable," she said in a news release. She said she could not spend the time she needed on the congressional campaign and still serve her legislative district.
She apparently is going to honor her decision not to run again for the Legislature.
Translation: She can't beat John Kline.
That seat is moving closer to the "safe" category for John Kline. The DFL appears in complete disarray in the 2nd.
Here is MPR reporter Laura McCallum's interview with Marko in its RealAudio glory.
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