On the local news, no mention was made of a Judy Dutcher candidacy.
Female names bandied about so far are:
Amy Klobuchar, Hennepin County Attorney - She would be a formidable candidate. She has great name ID in the Twin Cities metro area and for a Dem, she's surprisingly hard on crime. I've met her on a few occasions and she's very personable as well.
Betty McCollum, 4th District US Rep - Was the beneficiary of the "We need to elect a Democrat woman" mantra by DFL activists in 2000. Has a very safe district and is quite liberal. She might be too liberal for out-state Minnesota though.
Either channel 5 or 9 (can't remember which) mentioned her.
Can't wait to watch the cattle show for both parties.
Regards from south of the river.