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20. OK, and so you can't back up that he's "conservative pro-business". Got it.

Sun May 14, 2023, 05:00 PM

May 2023

The problems of the endorsement process and its abuses by some candidates is not unique to Minneapolis, BTW.

Edited To Add I'm just wondering who is backing each of the candidates and why? I haven't seen anything in the reporting or my digging into it that its a pro-business conservative vs. progressive workers or anything like that. Like I say, I think from the video and my readings, there is an element of many Somali-origin seeking more representation in opposition to DFL establishment candidates. That's also an element of Minneapolis and state DFL politics whether we think its good or bad or wish to ignore it or not.

I'm asking WHY are the two sides so strongly opposed? I'm just not buying the implied framing that what is behind it is a dispute between conservative pro-business vs. progressive pro-worker or anything like that. I know that the endorsement process is obviously being abused. This isn't my first rodeo.

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DFL apologizes after fight breaks out at Minneapolis endorsement convention [View all] progree May 2023 OP

It won't be a big deal nationally. A small number of people got into a scuffle Ocelot II May 2023 #1

Aisha Chugtai is the daughter of Pakistani immigrants. WhiskeyGrinder May 2023 #2

Thanks for the clarification. I had understood from some news reports Ocelot II May 2023 #3

Sure, some were, and Chugtai certainly has Somali supporters as well. WhiskeyGrinder May 2023 #4

Yes, a very big deal has been made of a very minor incident Ocelot II May 2023 #5

Time to do away with the nomination conventions and worse, the pledge by candidates question everything May 2023 #6

The conventions are often dominated by people with narrow agendas Ocelot II May 2023 #7

'Will you abide by the endorsement?" was the first question for the candidates question everything May 2023 #10

The worst is the bickering over stupid rules iemanja May 2023 #27

Some more (from my #7 and the locked LBN thread) progree May 2023 #8

A similar situation in 2014 -- progree May 2023 #9

. WhiskeyGrinder May 2023 #12

Perhaps, it sure looked like a racial divide on the videos. I've watched 3 different ones. progree May 2023 #13

Do you have any info about Warsame being "conservative, business-backed"? progree May 2023 #14

Not that I can link to. WhiskeyGrinder May 2023 #15

Well, maybe you can expand on "conservative, business-backed candidate" even without links progree May 2023 #16

Are you in Minneapolis? WhiskeyGrinder May 2023 #17

What does it matter?. Are you in ward 10? progree May 2023 #18

I asked because what happened in Ward 10 is similar to what happened in Ward 5, and is WhiskeyGrinder May 2023 #19

OK, and so you can't back up that he's "conservative pro-business". Got it. progree May 2023 #20

. WhiskeyGrinder May 2023 #21

Uh huh. Even if true, that's not what's animating the two sides to be so strongly opposed progree May 2023 #22

I just saw your addition. WhiskeyGrinder May 2023 #23

It looks like we're a lot closer, progree May 2023 #24

. WhiskeyGrinder May 2023 #25

No, but to borrow your words -- progree May 2023 #26

I lived in Ward 10 for nearly 20 years geardaddy May 2023 #29

Some stuff from Sunday morning progree May 2023 #11

I'm so glad we moved out of Ward 10 geardaddy May 2023 #28