Have any of you considered that a number of DFL people might still be a little mad at Jonathon for his committing to support the DFL endorsement for City Council, only to forget the promise to abide by the endorsement when he lost. The other candidates who ran refused to make such a promise and it probably hurt them at the convention, but not in public estimation..
While Matthea is forgetting how mad she was about it, apparently a lot of folks going to the convention did not. I talked to several people who attended the convention for the sole reason of voting against Jonathan for this very reason. All the Political support Jonathan had from the "Leaders" should have guaranteed his selection over even the top three. I have never heard of a candidate for such an office with that support. Certainly no Minneapolis City Council candidate in years has been able to get such support. Jonathan is to be congratulated for his success with these DFL "Leaders". I put leaders in quotation marks because the DFL apparently was unwilling to be lead. What an incredible embarrassment this failure must have been for these "Leaders". What the "Leaders" should understand is that DFLers can be lead but are damn hard to push through a hole that the candidate has made even smaller. With this having been said, I feel that this was a political position that Jonathan was far more qualified for than City Council and far more qualified for than some who were selected. If Jonathon did not commit to respect the endorsing procedure then I would certainly support him in running in a primary or the general election. He would certainly be much better than someone whose major qualifications seem to be that she was a crony of the past mayor. Jonathan needs to accept and do his penance for a while and then come back and run again, and he will do alright. He has served as a good example to other young politicians however. Its OK to run and lose or even to run and lose at the convention and oppose the endorsed candidate in the primary, but it is not OK to promise to abide by and then go back on your word. It PO's a lot of people with principals, even if it is OK with some political "Leaders". Of course "Principals" may be something that some "Leaders" are not too familiar with, so they can be excused for not applying the principal to their actions. Jim Graham Ventura Village. ----- Original Message ----- From: M Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Pamela Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Catherine Shreves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Mpls Issues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 7:41 AM Subject: Re: [Mpls] School Board Endorsement > Pam: > > One of the things that people are color are doing is trying > to develop fully qualified candidates of color. I believe > that Jonathan Palmer is an excellent example of that > effort. Jonathan is a political novice. He is learning > the process, but his I believe his qualifications speak for > themselves. I believe our next step is to make sure that > these fully qualified candidates, that we work to develop, > have a chance at any party's endorsing convention. > > One thing I really think that needs to happen is that we do > a heck of a lot more outreach to folks of color to get to > the precinct caucuses so that we have a larger pool of > delegates. I personally believe in the endorsement process > because it does depend on grass roots organizing. However, > when there is not effective outreach, which I can only > speak for the DFL, there hasn't been in the last few years, > you tend to get the same ol' party folks doing to same ol' > things. > > I know there is much criticism of the current endorsing > system, but I believe until we work to make the current > system effective, which we haven't, change for change's > sake is futile. > > Matthea Little Smith > Powderhorn Park > > > --- Pamela Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello Again, > > > > I understand Catherine's concern, but I still believe > > that a African-American presence in face and body is > > needed. However, I have also stated that I don't > > believe in voting for someone based simply on race. > > They need to come truly qualified. > > > > I believe that can happen, but the DFL and other > > parties have to make way for that to happen, and so do > > long term incumbents, etc. > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
