Ladies, gentlemen, and otherly-gendered of the press:

This past weekend, DFLers from every city, every town, every hamlet, every
last Hooverville of this great state convened a grand congress. Like many
a congress, it basked in much fanfare as, behind the scenes, other forces
were at work. The delegates magicked into being a plan–somewhat worthy of
note–to endorse Margaret Anderson-Kelliher for Governor. At the same
time, a dispatch of the RNC 8 Defense Committee was secretly hammering the final nail in the musty coffin of another run at the governorship.

Today, we declare victory, having achieved a complete shutdown of Susan
Gaertner’s campaign.

This we have accomplished whilst wading in the dark tide of the
State and their attempts to crush us at every turn; the leisure and
livelihood of our gentle comrades are ever disturbed by members of the
self-appointed police force, a nuisance with no end in sight.

Yet here we stand, atop chariots that ride on. Much as a phoenix rises from
its own ashes, we admit that tomorrow Gaertner may prosecute and politick
anew. But know this: her reign, like all but the truest of loves, is
fleeting, ephemeral.

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