Sen. Omar Fateh, DFL-Minneapolis, speaks to Uber and Lyft drivers outside the Capitol in 2023. (Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer)
Coolican’s not-unreasonable case was that the city DFL can’t really throw money at its endorsee (true) and there’s a rich statewide example of Democratic voters rejecting the party’s gubernatorial endorsees. (Think Gov. Tim Walz primary victory over convention winner state Sen. Erin Murphy in 2018.)
I don’t have a crystal ball, so I can’t say Coolican is wrong. But there are several reasons why doubters might be…