Speaking from the St. Paul perspective, where we have odd year caucuses I
would say that it is a good idea.
I have worked on the databases for the St. Paul City DFL, I went through all
the caucus attendees for the past five years. There is definitely a
significant contingent of people who only attend caucuses in the odd year.
These are people who tend to be much more focused on municipal issues and
they find that having caucuses that are essentially for the city alone
allows them to bring a new focus to their issues.
I find that the odd year caucuses tend to be much more issue focused that
candidate focused. It also does create opportunity for new people to enter
the process and it also makes the candidates work harder to both bring in
new people to support them and to have a clearly articulate a vision/issues.
There is also more opportunity for someone to enter a race later, rather
than having to be working a year out. This in turn conserves political
resources so that people in the even years are able to focus on those races
and issues rather than trying to address all.
Megan Thomas
West Seventh
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Brauer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 8:05 AM
Subject: [Mpls] DFL delegate resolution
> Eva asks how my resolution to hold city election year delegate selection
is doing:
>
> The resolution took it on the chin in the 9th, and didn't come up for a
vote in the 12th or 11th. What I learned is that I need more time to make
the case - those who are opposed know right away, but those who are open to
it need to hear more detail. With the three conventions going one ballot,
there isn't enough time.
>
> I'm reassesing strategy toward the city convention, where this thing
really has to pass. The good news is that several Mpls legislators, council
members, and candidates have offered support, as have a couple of
experienced strategists. So I'm a bit bloodied, wiser, and still optimistic.
>
> David Brauer
> King Field - Ward 10
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