[Mpls] Poor timing (and probably poor turnout) for the 3rd Ward DFLendorsing convention

[dyna]

In the past few days I've already gotten calls from two candidates for the 3rd ward DFL endorsement. Today I got the announcement of the convention, scheduled for Monday the 9th at 6:30 pm.

6:30 pm on a weekday evening in December? Sounds like a great way to insure that the working class delegates like me from the Northside are disenfranchised. For the folks who work in government offices, who tend to live in the Nordeast end of the ward, no problem- they get off at 4:30 anyway.

As a working stiff who during this peak retail season will be lucky to get off by 11 pm I doubt if I'll be able to attend and represent my precinct. Less than 100 DFLers will probably select the 3rd ward council member... Primaries are starting to look like a good idea.

This meeting could just as easily been held the sunday evening before so the maximum number of delegates could attend. But perhaps someone doesn't want all the delegates to attend?

disillusioned in Hawthorne,

Dyna Sluyter

p.s: Anyone know when the Greens and Independence Party are doing there endorsements?

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