None of the above

The Minneapolis Star Tribune's editorial board has made its decision on whom they believe should be Minnesota's next Attorney General.

The Star Tribune Editorial Board cannot recommend either Republican Doug Wardlow or DFLer Keith Ellison, both of whom are too partisan to hold a statewide office wielding immense power and in which the public’s trust is so vital to its mission.

Well, kudos to the Strib for recognizing that Ellison is too partisan for the office. This is obviously no secret given that he vowed to maintain his position as deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee as well as use the AG's office as an extension of the "resistance" against President Donald Trump. But Wardlow is too partisan? Really? I mean, we know he has very conservative views given his one term in the MN House nearly a decade ago. But he is an active attorney with a strict adherence to the U.S. Constitution, so I guess I can see how leftists may interpret that as "too partisan."

At the end of the day, this non-endorsement is much more damaging to Ellison, especially since during his 12 years in the U.S. House the Strib was willing to look the other way regarding domestic abuse allegations against him, ties to the nutty Louis Farrakhan, etc. But a single seat in Congress isn't nearly as impactful as a statewide Constitutional office, so the stakes are much higher here. Either that, or the Strib editorial board didn't want to be tied to someone who could very likely be the first Democrat to lose a statewide election in Minnesota since 2006.

Regardless, I would guess the Wardlow camp believes the Strib non-endorsement is in and of itself a positive nod to their campaign.

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