As the late House Speaker Tip O’Neil (D-MA) is oft quoted, “All politics are local.” Minnesota’s largest county has seven county commissioners and for awhile, the partisan breakdown has been 5-2. This election creates an opportunity for the DFL to pick-up one of the two Republicans seats. The retirement of Commissioner Randy Johnson (R) makes this…

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