AND -- HEADED BACK UP TO CATHY AND ERIC!

>> Eric: JOINING S NOW TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE 2026 GOVERNOR'S RACE AND MORE, COUPLE OF PUBLIC MEDIA POLITICAL REPORTERS, MARY LAHAMMER DOES IT FOR TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TV, DANA FERGUSON FOR MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO.

MARY.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] THE GOVERNOR -- RUMOR.

>> THE GOVERNOR HAS HEARD THIS RUMOR - SO IT IS THE THING EVERY -- I'M CALLING IT MUSICAL CHAIRS, CONSTITUTIONAL FFICERS ALL OF ARE HELD -- >> Eric: HOW WOULD IT WORK?

>> HOW WOULD IT WORK, WELL -- SCENARIO WHERE KLOBUCHAR RUNS FOR GOVERNOR AND APPOINTS WALZ TO FULFILL HER TERM KEEPS HIM IN D.C., MAKES A PIVOT MAYBE TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT.

WE ALSO KNOW KEITH ELLISON AND STEVE SIMON ARE OUT WITH POLLS -- TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR.

THEY COULD ALSO SWITCH JOBS.

STEVE SIMON'S A LAWYER, HE COULD GO TO A.G.

IF ELLISON LEAVES.

ON THE OPPOSITE, A.G. ELLISON COULD RUN FOR SECRETARY OF STATE.

WE ALSO HAVE SEVERAL STATE SENATORS, SENATOR REST AND -- SO A LOT OF CHANGES COMING FOR THE D.F.L.

>> Cathy: DANA, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF ALL THIS?

>> CATHY, I FEEL LIKE IT'S DIFFICULT -- WE'RE STILL KIND OF WATCHING THIS -- TO MUSICAL CHAIRS THAT MARY MENTIONED.

A LOT OF BACKROOM CHATTER ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN -- GOVERNOR AND CLOSE TO HIM ARE SAYING HE HASN'T PUBLICLY SAID, HASN'T PRIVATELY SAID WHAT HE'S GOING TO DO YET.

A LOT OF THEM ARE KIND OF TWIDDLING THEIR THUMBS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY'RE GETTING DO ONCE THE GOVERNOR SAYS WHAT HE'S GOING TO DO AND TELLS US ALL ABOUT IT.

>> Cathy: WE DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT THIS BUT IT S INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE D.F.L.

MINNEAPOLIS IN SENATOR OMAR FATEH WAS ENDORSED BUT THE STATE PARTY HAS RESCINDED THAT ENDORSEMENT AND THERE'S ALL KINDS OF FUROR OVER THERE.

WHAT ABOUT THE SPLIT WITHIN MINNEAPOLIS D.F.L.ERS?

>> YEAH, HIS ONLY EXACERBATES THIS DIVISION ABOUT WHICH WAY THE PARTY'S GOING TO GO IN BIGGER CITIES.

WE'VE SEEN BIG REACTS ROM BIG NAMES LIKE CONGRESSWOMAN OMAR ABOUT WHAT THIS IS GOING TO MEAN FOR THE D.F.L.

GOING FORWARD -- STAIN ON THE PARTY.

-- THEY MIGHT DECIDE TO WITHHOLD UNTIL THEY GET A SENSE THEY'RE PART OF THE PARTY BEING LISTENED TO.

>> Eric: THIS WEEK'S CAPITOL SECURITY MEETING.

>> LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR WHO'S ALSO RUNNING FOR U.S. SENATE CONVENED IT, AS MUCH AS SHE WAS STATUTORILY REQUIRED TO DO SO.

SO SHE HAD -- TOUGH QUESTIONS.

WE DO NOT HAVE RESOLUTION YET.

OBVIOUSLY THESE HORRIFIC ATTACKS, AND THE BREAK-IN OF A MAN WHO DISROBED AND SAT NAKED IN THE SENATE PRESIDENT'S CHAIR.

IT'S FRONT AND CENTER, WHAT THE REAL DIFFICULT PART'S GOING TO BE -- DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS ARE GOING TO FEEL REAL DIFFERENTLY ABOUT HOW WE -- THE- CAFFERENTLY ABOUT HOW WE -- THE- CAPIERENTLY ABOUT HOW WE -- THE- CAPITOENTLY ABOUT HOW WE -- THE- CAPITOL.TLY ABOUT HOW WE -- THE- CAPITOL.TLY ABOUT HOW WE -- THE- WE REPORTED EARLIER THIS YEAR THAT WE ARE VISIBLY SEEING MANY MANY MORE LAWMAKERS WHO ARE CARRYING THEMSELVES.

SO THERE ARE ALREADY MANY WEAPONS -- GET SCREENED AND IF THEY DO.

-- THAT AFFECTS A LOT OF PEOPLE AT THE CAPITOL AND A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC.

SO SOMETHING WE'RE REALLY THINKING ABOUT.

>> Cathy: WAS TALKING TO A D.F.L.

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