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Word is that Norm Coleman is seriously considering a run for Governor, which if he does so would make him the fifty-second Republican that is pursuing the seat.  And heh, why not?? I mean sure he lost to a clown and a wrestler, but at least he beat a dead man.  So why not, he\’s got a shot.  Except he doesn\’t…

Spokesman Tom Erickson said Monday that Coleman won\’t announce whether he\’s in or out until March or April. Coleman, who wasn\’t made available for an interview with the Associated Press, told WCCO-AM that he\’s not \”ruling in or ruling out anything regarding the governor\’s race.\”

March or April is too late.  To have a reasonable chance at winning the Governor\’s seat, the GOP candidate has to raise in the neighborhood of $3-5 million.  To have a chance at doing that, you\’d have to be in the race right now, raising thousands per day.  Waiting until April means financially you aren\’t a realistic option.  Plus keep in mind that most campaigns have already geared up and are starting to hire staffers.  The best workers are already going to be committed far before April, leaving Norm at a financial and logistical disadvantage.

Really all he\’s accomplishing is further dividing and complicating an already divided and complicated field of Republican candidates.  Not to mention that the state has already rejected him twice for a statewide seat, and that was before they had to hear his name every single day for about a year.

Norm is not a serious candidate and he needs to accept that.  The longer he flirts with the idea otherwise, the more he hurts other serious candidates.