Brandon you are correct. The "Official DFL Sample Ballot" printed for
the Primary contained the names of ALL DFL endorsed candidates in a
given area. For example, not all wards had endorsed council candidates
and Park District varies across the city. All races were included on
the sample ballot- even if they did not have a primary. Of course there
was no DFL endorsed candidate for the mayor's race.
Julie Mattson Ostrow
Mpls DFL Secretary
Windom Park NE
"W. Brandon Lacy Campos" wrote:
>
> I am confused. I have a copy of the sample ballot that was sent out by the
> DFL, and I think it is a misrepresentation to say that the ballot was
> printed simply to promote three DFL endorsed School Board Candidates. As I
> recall, having been involved with meetings in which the purpose of the
> sample ballots were discussed, the sample ballots were put together to
> identify and support ALL DFL endorsed candidates involved in this year's
> election cycle. (If anyone has a copy of a sample ballot that solely has the
> school board endorsed candidates, I'd like to see that/have that as
> well...it'll save my campaign printing costs for the general election).
>
> If anyone has other information to the contrary, I'd be interested in
> knowing/seeing that information.
>
> -Brandon Lacy Campos
> -Powderhorn Park, 9-4.
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> W. Brandon Lacy Campos
> Community Liaison
> Minnesota Men of Color
> 612-871-1788 x 13
>
> "No odies a tu enemigo, porque si lo haces
> eres de alguna manera su esclavo;
> tu odio nunca sera mejor que tu paz." Jorge Borges
> --Jorge Borges
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Schapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 7:13 PM
> Subject: [Mpls] it quacks like a machine
>
> >
> > Matthea Little Smith wrote:
> >
> > <<I would really be interested if someone could explain what and who the
> > DFL machine is....I have yet to see any "machine" that could get a
> > candidate into office without getting the support of the voters, by
> > plain old-fashioned door knocking.>>
> >
> > Well, here's one view from the bottom on the ballot...
> >
> > DFL/Labor was responsible for printing and distributing upwards of a
> > quarter million sample ballots that promoted three DFL-endorsed school
> > board candidates. Of course, any of the other candidates could do that
> > for, say, $100,000.
> >
> > All three DFL candidates strike me as good folks, but I don't think they
> > finished 1-2-3 because voters "embraced their message." (Heck, I don't
> > know their messages and I have been paying attention.)
> >
> > I am running in part because I believe the DFL endorsement process does
> > not serve schools well, even if it manages to produce some
> > fair-to-excellent endorsees for most elections.
> >
> > If the electorate's major criterion for selecting school board members
> > is DFL approval, so be it. But from my vantage point, the DFL does walk,
> > talk and quack like a machine.
> >
> > Dennis Schapiro
> > Candidate for School Board
> > www.denny4schools.com
> >
> > Linden Hills
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