Letter of the day: From celebrating victory to planning campaign strategy

November 7, 2009 at 1:00AM
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak at a reelection victory party last Tuesday night: Like other office holders, he looks ahead.
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak at a reelection victory party last Tuesday night: Like other office holders, he looks ahead. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

My mayor is running for governor and my governor is running for president. It's nice to know that the adage about politicians "having no higher ambition than my current steppingstone" is so bipartisan in nature. JACK ULDRICH, MINNEAPOLIS

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