It's only up from here

1000 people showing up at 7:30 in the morning? $200,000 in 2005 contributions? Immediate press releases from the Democrats and Republicans? Dozens of media interviews?

He can't win you know. Do you really think we can make it through 4 more years of Republicans? After winning in 1998 and a completive run up until the final 2 weeks in 2002 the Independence Party of Minnesota is ready to go at it again as Peter Hutchinson has emerged as the party’s candidate for governor (pending endorsement).

What comes next who knows, but for now he's the guy to watch among a field of several Democrats with no clear sign of a favorite. A sitting governor who has broken a campaign promise through a bill that was ruled unconstitutional, a vampire who has been arrested, and a bar owner that blames the government for all her problems.

He's Peter Hutchinson and he's a candidate for governor of Minnesota