The two main GOP candidates for governor, Tim Donnelly and Neel Kashkari, aggressively wooed delegates at their party’s state convention Saturday, despite party leaders’ tactical decision to focus on down-ticket races instead this year.
Though still a focus of delegates’ attention, the top-of-the-ticket candidates for the first time in recent memory were receiving a distinct “you’re on your own” vibe from the party’s highest echelons. And their reactions matched their personas.
