There's no denying that Mark Kennedy is the better individual candidate. He's a better speaker and has a great website. However, Amy Klobuchar has no voting record to attack and Bush is more unpopular in Minnesota than nationwide.
Minnesota is socially conservative, but is also skeptical of business interests and military intervention. This complex mix helped Republicans in the last three election cycles, but works against them this year.
In which case the increase in Minnesota Republicans to parity with the number of registered Democrats makes no sense. So since you are not addressing my primary point, I made in my 1st post, I will ask it again. If you analysis is correct, why has the MN Gop reached parity in numbers with the MN DFL for the 1st time ever?