I was still living in the Fifth Ward during the last round of endorsements. Natalie Johnson Lee was a DFLer seeking endorsement until she didn't get the endorsement- on the first ballot. She walked out of the endorsemet still determined to run. Later she was approached by the Greens, went to the convention and got endorsed.
I think I remember Dean making a play for DFL endorsement or some kind of cross endorsement. He came to the convention with tape on his mouth as a protest to the rules. Both parties, the DFL for sure, can only endorsement candidates who are DFLers. The Greens have ten key values and four macro statements which at a minumun you agree to follow or let guide you. The DFL has a party platform. Also, on the ballot, there is room for only one party affiliate. Well, after seeing party affiliates listed as Socialist Workers Party and the infamous White Working Man's Party last time around, I guess there is room for Democratic Farmer-Labor Green Independent. Eric Mitchell St Paul (formerly 5th Ward Mpls) --- flewn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ed Felien has one fact wrong: the Mpls/5th District > Green Party declined to endorse RT (or any other > candidate) for mayor in 2001. Lisa McDonald, RT and > Jeffrey Booty sought our endorsement. This is not > to say that individual Greens did not support RT. I > voted for him, both in the primary and the general. > > I disagree with one other comment of Ed's: "the > Greens will have to seek DFL Ward endorsement." > Some Greens may choose to seek DFL endorsement, just > as some DFLers have sought Green endorsement in the > past. But Dean and Natalie proved that we don't > "have to" do anything. I have faith that Green > candidates will make these decisions based not on > necessity but based on our (small 'd') democratic > principles. > > > Robin Garwood > Seward __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
