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Article snippet: Rep. MORE (D-Minn.), the second in command at the Democratic National Committee (DNC), is strongly leaning towards a run to become Minnesota’s next attorney general, according to a source with knowledge of Ellison’s thinking. “There is no confirmation tonight,” the source Monday, “[but] he is seriously considering it.” The filing deadline for the Minnesota AG position is Tuesday, so the forthcoming announcement — if it happens — would come Tuesday morning, said the source. Ellison was tapped as deputy chair of the DNC early last year, after losing a tight contest for the chairmanship to MORE, former Labor secretary under President Obama. But the same internal fissures that dogged the Democrats two years ago have crept into the current cycle, with liberal stalwarts like Ellison — who had backed Sen. MORE (I-Vt.) in the 2016 presidential primary — at odds with more establishment figures in the leadership ranks. Those tensions were on display last month when Perez, after vowing not to intervene in primary contests, endorsed New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), who’s facing a challenge from the left from actress Cynthia Nixon. The move reportedly incensed Ellison, a former head of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and one of the most liberal lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Republicans were quick to pounce, hoping to widen the divide between the Democrats. “Without Ellison, will progressive activists and Bernie Sanders supporters feel they’ve lost a seat at the table and c... Link to the full article to read more