At 12:21 PM 04/27/2002 -0700, Niel Ritchie wrote: >Disclosure: I'm a DFL delegate and an unabashed friend >and supporter of Rep. Scott Dibble who is seeking the >60th District Senate seat being vacated by Myron >Orfield. > I'm not a DFL delegate -- perish the thought. I'm active with the Republican Party in Minneapolis. I personally don't think much of candidates who blindly abide by DFL or Republican endorsement. I thought Arne Carlson did the right thing by going against Republican Endorsement in 90 and 94 for example.
>I just received my second piece of literature from his >opponent, Catherine Shreves. Conspicuously absent from >her piece was any mention of her affiliation with the >DFL party, from which I understand she is seeking an >endorsement. To me, that would be a plus. The DFL endorsement in the 8th ward went to Brian Heron. >Earlier today I scanned a Progressive Minnesota >questionnaire Shreves filled out. One question asked >specifically about whether she would challenge a >DFL-endorsed opponent in the primary. Her answer was >guarded--"I do not intend to run against the dfl >endorsement."(Of course I don't intend to eat the rest >of oreos left in the jar at bedtime tonight either, >but I might do that. In fact, it's a good bet.) A Progressive Minnesota endorsement would be a minus for me, if I was voting in this primary. >This doesn't feel like a serious effort to woo >delegates, which is historically the real battle in >this part of town. It appears more like a campaign >that has abandoned that strategy and is getting ready >to go to the primary. A broader group of people than delegates ought to make the decision about who serves as legislator. I have not problems with Shreves deciding to run in the primary. Lisa McDonald has done that historically and won primaries, after losing DFL endorsement. The voters of the 60th District deserve the chance to vote in a primary. In the 61st District where the Republican Party endorsed Lucky Rosenbloom -- which I happen to think was a big mistake. What are some real reasons that delegates in the 60th district should vote for Dibble over Shreves? Hopefully Dibble himself isn't using this campaign pitch -- because it suggests he doesn't have real issues -- and I know Scott Dibble and that isn't the case. Eva Eva Young Central Neighborhood Minneapolis "You do not have the right to never be offended. This country is based on freedom, and that means freedom for everyone - not just you! You may leave the room, turn the channel, express a different opinion, etc., but the world is full of idiots, and probably always will be." --Article II of the Bill of Non-Rights. _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
