The race for the MN SD51 delegates

I've been informed I was elected as a 20th alternate to the MN 6th Congressional District convention. Since there are 21 delegates, I take this to mean I have no shot at being a seated delegate to the convention.

More importantly though, out of the 21 elected delegates, 13 were from Michele Bachmann's slate.

(And of the top nine alternates, five were from Bachmann's slate.)

I think the Bachmann campaign will be pleased with the results. If the trend continues in other senate districts, she could win the endorsement on the first ballot.

Wingman has a post about a Knoblach press release going after Krinkie's vote on a budget resolution. (HT: KvM) Wingman asks:

When Michele Bachmann is the perceived frontrunner, why is Knoblach going after Phil Krinkie?

In the comments there I suggested the following answer:

Perhaps he doesn't want to push on a stone that's already going downhill.

If all the other campaings constantly go after Bachmann Bachmann Bachmann, they are acknowledging she is the frontrunner, and help make her look like it.

By talking about another candidate, perhaps Knoblach is trying to give the impression it is still very much a race.