So it's Patty Judge who's dropping out of the race for the Democratic
nomination for governor. She's going to back Chet Culver and be his
running mate...

This pretty well eliminates the possibility that the first place finisher in the Democratic primary won't get at least 35% (there are now three "first tier candidates" plus a few fringe candidates) and toss the decision to party leadership. November's Democratic candidate will be selected by voters in the June primary.