Andrews' many endorsements include the Kaplans, a local couple with a lot of cash who like to play kingmaker. As far as I know, they are not malevolent - they just like to make substantial political contributions to the politicians that they would like to see in office. That has often included the same politicians that I would like to see in office, so I bear them no malice. But they, and others like them, have some cash to throw around.

Although I ended up on the anti-Andrews side at the convention, I have nothing against him. At the moment I still intend to vote for him (as my 3rd choice). His strength is his "greening of the city" agenda, which is clearly 100% genuine. He has been working towards environmental causes since he co-founded MPIRG back in his student days. His solar energy initiative for public buildings is particularly interesting, and his background as a green environmental consultant makes it plausible. He also has weaknesses as a candidate, and is clearly more aligned with the DFL mainstream than Hodges or Schiff. But we could certainly do worse than an Andrews mayorship.

At this point I am leaning toward Betsy Hodges for my #1 choice and Gary Schiff as #2.