> I don't think it's fair to lay all the
> responsibility on the fifth ward.
> The eighth, which had been represented by African
> Americans for 20 years
> running, did not, in the end, support another
> African American in the
> primary this year. In some ways I'm at a loss to
> understand this, since
> African Americans have been a mainstay of the DFL in
> this ward for much
> longer than a generation. However, some of the "old
> heads" who could
> rally the troops did not appear at the DFL
> convention this time. Truth
> to tell, some of the elder statesmen and women did
> not choose younger
> people to train up in how to work for votes, how to
> work the caucuses
> and convention, and how to find the ones most likely
> to be electable to
> put up for consideration. Thus, some of the old
> heads who supported SSB
> and Herron were not able to muster the wherewithall
> to support new
> candidates. That's sad. It means that these elders
> are passing on.
The 10th Ward has an African American candidate for
office - Ralph Remington. Why is it only the 8th and
5th wards where African Americans are expected to run?
> By this time in history, both the sixth and the
> ninth wards as well as
> the eight and fifth, should be able to produce more
> than one credible
> candidate for council member who is either African
> American and/or
> American Indian.
>
I find it interesting how people don't talk about a
ward where an African American candidate came through
a contested primary.
Remington sounds like a good qualified person for City
Council. He's running against Scott Persons - who is
also known as the person behind SMART - the front
group supporting the 35W Access Project.
Eva Young
Minneapolis
Eva Young
Near North
Minneapolis
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