Friday Intrigue

Too bad I have to work today, or I’d be down at the Capitol. Bill Sali is holding a press conference at 11:30 where he’ll make an announcement. The press release I received didn’t state what the announcement would be.

The first thought on my tired brain is that Sali made his way down to the Capitol, so that he could show up to endorse Raul Labrador in the Republian Primary. And that remains my strongest bet.

At the same time, if Sali was filing for office, he’d have to go into the Secretary of State’s office to file his paperwork. My bet at the moment is on endorsement rather than an announcement because I’m also on the Sali campaign’s e-mail list. And if you were about to announce for office, you’d want as many supporters, friends, etc. present as possible, and Bill Sali didn’t send anything out. 

Regardless, today is the day when we’ll see a lot of intrigue and a few last minute surprised. When I first ran for the legislature in 2004,  I remained unopposed in the Republican Primary until about five minutes until five. A lot will change. A local politico told me that the eager people file early, and the strategic ones file at the last minute, so by the end of today, I think there will be a few surprised and we’ll have a firm grasp of what the Fall looks like.