Don Samuels had something like 9 votes at the convention. Even if we amended the rules to make his voiciferous supporters delegates that would have given him only about 20 more votes- assuming that all his supporters lived in the 3rd. 29 votes would have still left Don in 3rd place, merely delaying the effect of the drop rule by a couple ballots. Even assuming Shane Price's supporters would have gone to Don Samuels would still leave Don in 2nd place with about 38 or less delegates to Olin Moore's 44 or so. At best this would only give Don Samuels the ability to cut a deal with the Dietzic campaign and block an endorsement- surely a cowardly strategy.
Olin Moore won the endorsemnt, fair and square.
As for Olin Moore being guilty by implication because he has worked for constituents in Martin Olav Sabo's office, this is a pretty desperate attempt to defame Olin. Most anyone on this list would have been proud to work with any of the Humphreys, Sabos, or Moes. This mudslinging attempt at guilt by association won't fly, never mind stick.
standing up for Olin Moore in Hawthorne,
Dyna Sluyter
I'm no longer a Mpls. resident, but even if I were would be ineligible to vote in the 3d Ward election. I agree that Don Samuels would be a dynamic choice. So would Shane Price. Both were at Ground Zero of this summer's "melee". To the supporters of these candidates, what are the distinctions between these two?I've heard much praise for Olin Moore, but am troubled by the "Six Degrees of Separation" theme that continues to run through the DFL: all candidates can be traced back to Sabo, Humphrey, or Moe. I was glad that Kari Dziediec and Mike Rainville were eliminated from the race. Minneapolis is a different city than it was from the days of these two dynasties, and needs different voices to acknowledge those changes. Susan Maricle formerly of Folwell now of Bruno MN __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
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