I think the only interesting thing that Jesse did was get the establishment folks motivated. It is fair to say that Norm Coleman is a better candidate today after having been embarrassed several years ago. I sure hope so! "Boasting" two guys who occupy the left-most seats in the Senate, Minnesota needs to send Paul Wellstone back to a comparatively less detrimental (to the country) occupation: indoctrinating callow students at Carleton College.
I was about to predict Jessie would not run again and so his announcement was not a surprise. Odd things happen in Minnesota politics and they usualy happen in pairs.
Might we be rid of Jessie and Paul with a single vote ?