Guv candidate Matt Entenza announced Monday that Dana Houle will be his campaign manager.

Houle is a veteran manager who recently gained major credibility in his field for managing two Dems to victory against long-time incumbent members of the U.S. House. He had signed up to try to do the same for Elwyn Tinklenberg, who had hoped to Make Michele Bachmann a former congressperson. But not long after Houle arrived, Tinklenberg dropped out of the race, Houle became available (last time I talked to him, he was focused on getting to the boundary waters before leaving Minnesota), so Entenza snapped him up and he really will have to figure out how the Minnesota endorsement system works.

Daily Kos fans also know Houle as a frequent contributor who had his own blog as part of the Kos empire.