OVER.

>> YEAH, HAPPY TO BE HERE.

>> CATHY: FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MINNESOTA HISTORY.

DEMOCRATS HAVE FILED FOR EVERY LEGISLATIVE OFFICE.

IT'S THE FEWEST REPUBLICANS WHO HAVE FILED SINCE WATERGATE.

BUT BOTH PARTIES ARE BUSY PUSHING TO THE PRIMARY ELECTION AHEAD.

IN AUGUST.

POLITICAL REPORTER MARY LAHAMMER HAS ALL THE ACTION AT THE CAPITOL.

>> I AM HAPPY TO TELL YOU THAT THE DEMUTH-WILSON TICKET HAS JUST FILED FOR THE PRIMARY.

[ Cheers and applause ] >> Mary: HOUSE SPEAKER LISA DEMUTH VOWED NOT TO RUN IN A PRIMARY FOR GOVERNOR, SO CHANGING COURSE IS NOTEWORTHY.

MADAM SPEAKER, WHAT WAS YOUR BERN ONE FACTOR?

>> THE FACT THAT YESTERDAY, AS THE STATE PARTY CHAIR CAME OUT WITH A MESSAGE SAYING THAT THERE WERE ENOUGH ANOMALIES THAT NO ONE WAS GOING TO BE HELD TO THAT ENDORSEMENT BECAUSE OF THE PROCESS THAT TOOK PLACE ON SATURDAY.

THAT FELT LIKE A FULL RELEASE THAT WE COULD GO FORWARD.

>> Mary: STATE REPUBLICANS HAD ISSUES ITH VOTING TECHNOLOGY AT A CONVENTION WITH CONTROVERSY.

INCLUDING A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR A POLICE OFFICER CONVICTED OF KILLING GEORGE FLOYD AND THE CELEBRATION OF MEN WHO DEFEATED WOMEN FOR THE ENDORSEMENT, INCLUDING LONGTIME CANDIDATE KENDALL QUALS.

>> ALL OF US ARE ABOUT FATIGUED OF GENDER IDEOLOGY, IDENTITY IDEOLOGY, RACE IDEOLOGY, WE'RE DONE WITH IT.

>> Mary: DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR, U.S.

SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR, FACED RESISTANCE FROM PROGRESSIVES AT HER CONVENTION, BUT ULTIMATELY EARNED THE ENDORSEMENT.

YOU'RE NOT THE FIRST WOMAN.

ARE YOU GOING TO BE THE FIRST ONE THAT ACTUALLY WINS AND GETS TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE?

>> YES, AND HERE ARE SO MANY ROLE MODELS OUT THERE ARE FOR ME OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE LEGISLATURE.

OF COURSE I'M THINKING ABOUT TWO EADERS WHO ARE NO LONGER WITH US, KARI DZIEDZIC, WHO IS A GOOD FRIEND AND OF COURSE MELISSA HORTMAN.

YOU LOOK AT THE STRENGTH OF THOSE LEADERS AND SO MANY WOMEN TODAY IN THE LEGISLATURE, WHO HAVE LED.

AND I THINK PEOPLE ARE READY FOR THIS.

YEARS AGO, I'M NOT SURE THEY WERE READY FOR A WOMAN BEING IN CHARGE.

>> Mary: REPUBLICANNED ENDORSED A MAN FOR GOVERNOR AND THAT CANDIDATE YELLS THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN.

>> THAT'S REALLY INTERESTING.

THANKS FOR DOING GOOD REPORTING.

>> Mary: WITH SENATOR KLOBUCHAR ON THE BALLOT, DO YOU THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A WOMAN GOING FORWARD FOR REPUBLICANS ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE COMMENT FROM KENDALL QUALS AT THE CONVENTION, SAYING THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN.

>> SO, MARY, YOU KNOW I AM NOT IDENTITY POLITICS.

WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER IN THIS CAPACITY LONG ENOUGH.

THE BEST UALIFIED CANDIDATE IS THE ONE THAT MINNESOTANS WILL CHOOSE.

I AM THE BEST QUALIFIED REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE, NO MATTER WHAT.

FOR ANY MAN, NY PLACE, ANY PARTY, TO CONTINUE TO HOLD WOMEN DOWN S WRONG.

I AM THE BEST QUALIFIED CANDIDATE.

AND I HAPPEN TO BE -- I FEEL LIKE EWE'VE SAID THIS MULTIPLE TIMES.

I HAPPEN TO BE A WOMAN.

IF YOU WANT ME TO GO THERE EARLY, A BLACK WOMAN.

IS THAT HELPING SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO ASK THE NEXT QUESTION?

THAT WILL BE HISTORIC.

>> Mary: EMUTH SAYS AN ENDORSEMENT BY PRESIDENT TRUMP IS -- >> YES, LOVE TO GET PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ENDORSEMENT.

HE'S THE SITTING PRESIDENT THAT WE HAVE TODAY AND THE CASE IS THIS.

WE'RE -- THE PEOPLE HAVE DECIDED TO ENDORSE THIS CAMPAIGN, THIS CANDIDATE.

AND WE ARE IN THE TURNAROUND OPERATION.

I'M A BUSINESSMAN, OUTSIDE OF THE TRADITIONAL POLITICS.

VERY SIMILAR PROFILE.

VERY SIMILAR BACKGROUND.

>> Mary: REPUBLICANS SPENT THE WEEK ANSWERING QUESTION IS AS BOUT HONORING AN OFFICER CONVICTED OF MURDER.

DID YOU THINK IT WAS APPROPRIATE AND WOULD YOU PARDON HIM IF THAT WERE TO COME TO YOUR DESK?

>> AGAIN, I WASN'T ON THE FLOOR.

THE ABILITY FOR A GOVERNOR TO DO ANY TYPE OF PARDONS, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A PARDON BOARD.

THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO ANY TYPE OF DECISION.

>> THIS IS SOMEONE WHO WAS CONVICTED OF MURDER AND ALSO THEY AVEN'T REALLY BACKTRACKED FROM ALLOWING IT TO HAPPEN OR APOLOGIZED TO ANYONE IN GEORGE FLOYD'S FAMILY AND THE LIKE, AND I JUST THINK IT WAS WRONG.

>> Mary: THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR ISN'T THE ONLY THING TO WATCH THIS SUMMER.

DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS BOTH HAVE HEATED MATCHUPS IN THEIR PRIMARIES FOR THE U.S.

SENATE.

>> WE ARE SO EXCITED THAT AT THIS WEEKEND'S CONVENTION IN ROCHESTER, WE ENDORSED LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR PEGGY FLANAGAN FOR THE U.S.

SENATE.

[ Cheers and applause ] >> Mary: DEMOCRATS CURRENTLY CONTROL ALL THE STATEWIDE OFFICES, AND HAD AN ORGANIZED OPERATION FOR THEIR ENDORSED CANDIDATES.

>> HAVING THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE DFL BEHIND THIS CAMPAIGN, IT'S PRETTY POWERFUL.

>> Mary: REPUBLICAN ENDORSED CANDIDATES FOR STATEWIDE OFFICE, SHOWED UP TO FILE OFFICIAL PAPERWORK TOGETHER, POSING WITH THE OLD STATE FLAG, BUT WITHOUT AN ANNOUNCEMENT OR COORDINATION WITH THEIR PARTY FOLLOWING THEIR CONVENTION.

>> THIS IS OUR TIME.

THIS IS WHEN WE CROSS THE DELAWARE AND TAKE BACK OUR STATE.

AND WE DO IT BY FIGHTING TOGETHER AS A TEAM.

SO THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING ME.

I WILL NOT COMPROMISE.

I WILL FIGHT FOR YOU.

I WILL FIGHT IN DCHED I WILL FIGHT IN DCH D.C.

AND WE WILL FIGHT TO TAKE BACK OUR STATE OTHER.

>> Mary: ADAM SCHWARTZ YE, A NAVY SEAL, TOOK THE ENDORSEMENT, OSSINI WHITE WHO'S CONTINUING TO THE PRIMARY BUT SO TOO WILL THE PRIMARY CHALLENGER, FORMER SPORTS BROADCASTER MICHELLE TAFOYA.

>> HAVE NOTHING BUT RESPECT FOR ALL OF YOU.

THANK YOU.

>> Mary: DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER, CONGRESSWOMAN ANGIE CRAIG IS COUNTING ON VOTERS TO SEE FLANAGAN AS TOO PROGRESSIVE FOR THE U.S.

SENATE AND CONNECTED TO FRAUD IN THE WALZ ADMINISTRATION.

>> JUST DOESN'T REFLECT THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PARTY THAT WE ARE.

AND THE PURPLE STATE THAT WE HAVE BECOME.

>> CONGRESSWOMAN CRAIG, SHE WAS THE ONLY MINNESOTA DEMOCRAT TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE LAKEN RILEY ACT WHICH STRIPS IMMIGRANTS OF DUE PROCESS.

ALLOWS FOR INDEFINITE DETENTION OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN.

AND I THINK REALLY GAVE THE GREEN LIGHT FOR