The word from Duluth is that there will be no DFL endorsement in the House 7B primary. This wasn’t shocking news. Rep. Mike Jaros’s surprise retirement last month didn’t leave enough time for an endorsement to hold much weight in the light of the ongoing candidate filing period.

To the primary we go! Still just the four DFLers — Roger Reinert, Marsh Stenersen, John Derbis and Brandon Cokey — and one Republican, Allan Kehr. I bet some more folks wander in before next Tuesday, but that’s just a guess on my part.