I love Minnesota, but I followed that race from afar.  Intensely.  This is how big a loser I can be when it comes to politics -- I spent a late afternoon in July in my apartment in NYC, getting high and listening to MPR (on the internet!) to see if Jerry could pull off the endorsement at the DFL convention.  When he did, I whooped so loud . . .

But that was because of Jerry Janezich.  The guy was unlike any serious senatorial candidate we've had in forever.  He was a regular guy who never forgot where he came from, and would have out-Wellstoned Wellstone.  Jerry was the first political candidate I ever gave money to on the internet, and I'd max out if he ever ran for Congress again.