Star Tribune reporter Alex Ebert sends this update from the field.
After Matt Entenza conceded the race and went home in the rain, supporters stayed at the St. Paul headquarters to sort out their feelings.
One young female intern hugged another volunteer and cried into his shoulder.
"You're only going to have to do this every other year for the rest of your life," he said jokingly as swayed and rocked her in the middle of the crowed headquarters.
Another volunteer holding a Grainbelt beer consoled some volunteers and said that they had helped change Minnesota politics, despite losing a tough race.
"And if you need a beer we've got them in the back," he said.
Robyn Robinson, former TV anchor and Entenza's running mate, stuck around, hugging and thanking supporters after the Entenzas went home. She said that despite the loss, the campaign had done as much as it could to reach out with its message, especially to get people of color into the voting booths.
She said that especially in the Somali community, where the campaign received the support of the majority of Twin City Imams, the Entenza/Robinson ticket had tapped into voters of color that won't be ignored in the upcoming election.
