R.T. Rybaks declaration that he isnt a candidate in 2013 already has prompted speculation that the Minneapolis mayors race could be like none other in the citys history. For one thing, an expected field of candidates that could be both broad and deep has led some to predict that the DFL convention will deadlock on endorsement, as it has in three of the last five election cycles, including the one in which Rybak triumphed as an unknown. For another, the citys switch to ranked-choice voting throws a wild card into the process because theres no primary to winnow candidates, and the second and third choices of voters could determine the winner in a large field
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