I continue to be amazed by conspiracy theories that revolve around the
"all powerful" DFL.
(Of course, I am also amazed when I hear almost as many stories of the
party's demise.)
The DFL party has a substantial foothold in Minneapolis politics because
people vote for DFL candidates. That seems pretty straightforward. I'm
not sure where the "North side handlers" come in, as most other people
are concerned about the overrepresented Southwest corner.
If this is part of a long DFL conspiracy, why was a DFLer (Herron) the
first target?
If this was politically motivated, why would someone waste the effort to
affect the primary, rather than the general election? Wouldn't that be
a much more judicious use of hard-earned influence?
And, for those who are frustrated that Zimmermann's reputation is being
sullied by these allegations, any implication that this was politically
motivated is in turn a smear aimed at DFLer Lilligren. Let's avoid a
battle of unsupported allegations and wait to see what comes out of any
of this.
David Weinlick
Armatage
George Janssen wrote:
Even the most politically naïve amongst us should realize
the execution of a search warrant on Minneapolis Council Person
Zimmerman, five days before a primary election is politically
motivated. Five days is perfect. Time enough before the election
that it will be fresh in people's minds but not the day before which
EVERYONE would agree to be politically motivated.
The one who stands to gain vis-avis Zimmerman (Green) is Lilligren
(DFL). The one who stood to gain vis-a-vis Herron (DFL) was
Lilligren. Could Lilligren pull this off? Does he have a friend at
the FBI? The DOJ?
WMarks
Exactly!
Council Person Lilligren, the "golden boy' of the DFL defeat would be
a devastating and probably a KO blow to the DFL. With all due
respect, you seem to miss the entire gist of my post. It is the
Minneapolis DFL machine and their North side handlers who DO have that
kind of power.
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