I wish both sides would consider the many voters who are more concerned about issues than they are about parties. People who work for their political party often work incredibly hard, and I think that gives them a huge amount of loyalty. That's probably a good thing for them and for their parties, but they need to remember that there are a large number of voters who may favor a particular party but don't share that kind of loyalty. If the Green party is going to thrive in Minneapolis (and I fervently hope it does) it needs to appeal to more than core group of people who can be relied on to vote for a candidate because he or she is Green. If the DFL is going to be a healthy political party that continues to attract hard-working, involved people, it needs to accept the existence of an active competition. Rosalind Nelson Bancroft neighborhood, ward 8 _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
