I was at the convention and I'd like to add that the there was a motion to
appeal the chair's ruling that Dean's name be allowed to stay in nomination
but that he could not participate in the candidate speeches or Q and A
session. The motion failed 36 to 14 or thereabouts, so the delegates
themselves upheld the chair's ruling.
At the precinct caucuses delegates and alternates sign a statement saying
they will respect the DFL endorsement and support DFL candidates. It makes
perfect sense to me that a DFL convention would not want to spend a lot of
time listening to a candidate who was not actually seeking the DFL
endorsement, even though many delegates share Dean's values and support many
aspects of his work. I'd like to add that the there was a motion to appeal
the chair's ruling that Dean's name be allowed to stay in nomination but that
he could not participate in the candidate speeches or Q and A session. The
motion failed 36 to 14 or thereabouts, so the delegates themselves upheld the
chair's ruling.
At the precinct caucuses delegates and alternates sign a statement saying
they will respect the DFL endorsement and support DFL candidates. It makes
perfect sense to me that a DFL convention would not want to spend a lot of
time listening to a candidate who was not actually seeking the DFL
endorsement, even though many delegates share Dean's values and support many
aspects of his work.
Jude Poseley
East Lowry Hill
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