GOP field for 2022 Minnesota governor’s race already taking shape

The last election is barely over, but Minnesota Republicans have already started to angle for the state’s next big political matchup.

Too soon? For a party desperate to regain statewide relevance, and hopeful that pandemic-driven decisions and last spring’s stretch of civil unrest left Democratic Gov. Tim Walz vulnerable, 2022 offers a chance for a major reset.

“It’s time we get our act together because we have a very beatable governor here who will have a lot of serious issues to account for,” said Annette Meeks, a longtime GOP insider and the party’s 2010 nominee for lieutenant governor. Continue reading.