Kennedy had a head start on all of the Democrats not just in the announcement of his candidacy but also in the formation of his political machine. As the Republican candidate Kennedy was in position to run before Dayton announced that he would not seek the seat; whereas potential Democrats could not even have begun to think of running before that event. Kennedy also has the advantage of essentially capturing the full attention of the Minnesota Republican constituency where Klobuchar and Wetterling have to share the fund raising field. When Klobuchar and Wetterling’s numbers are considered in this light Democrats should be cautiously excited.
Wetterling is clearly not calling it quits anytime soon but what happened to the other Democratic contenders? Well, for the time being, I feel fairly same in branding them as none-issues. Either Wetterling or Klobuchar are going to be the Democratic candidate, barring some unexpected event.
Rod Grams also seems to be a non-issue despite his constant threats of entering the arena. Democrats better hope he does because it would certainly make their lives easier, otherwise Kennedy can stand back and let Wetterling and Klobuchar duke it out while he cruises on towards the primaries. Still, Grams seems disturbingly dumb-struck by the numbers his opponents are posting: Well Grams, get going then!
Either way these numbers provide evidence for what many people have already posited: this is going to be the most expensive political race in Minnesota’s history.
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