It didn’t make my State Fair politics preview story, but a last-minute addition to the State Fair political scene has emerged like a corn dog arising from the hot oil: a Draft Rybak (for governor) booth is up and running near the Epiphany Diner.

The Minnesota Independent notes that Rybak probably won’t be making appearances there — it might appear unseemly to be campaigning for governor while in the midst of his mayoral reelection — but 15 volunteers are expected to staff the booth.

MinnIndy quotes booth organizers Kent Ortner and John Sylvester:

“We plan to speak with people who stop by the booth about why we feel that R.T.’s record of tangible, sustainable answers to pressing policy issues makes him an ideal candidate for governor.”