Mayor Sayles Belton looking strong , says Strib. "Early on, there was talk among the mayor's challengers of having their delegates hang on to their votes through enough rounds of balloting to keep Sayles Belton from getting that 60 percent, meaning that no candidate would get the endorsement," writes Rochelle Olson "But as the convention has drawn closer, that talk has dissipated, and the mayor's staff has shown increasing confidence." http://www.startribune.com/viewers/qview/cgi/qview.cgi?story=84072032 David Brauer List manager, Minneapolis-Issues _______________________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - Minnesota E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls