The walking subcaucus is the BEST thing about the DFL. It is Proportional
Representation in action.
The older way mentioned here is at-large voting in action. If you have 51%
of the votes, you get ALL the delegates, and no one else gets any. If THEY
have 51% of the votes, you get NO delegates. It
David Shove wrote:
The walking subcaucus is the BEST thing about the DFL. It is
Proportional Representation in action.
Not that I'm too concerned about the DFL chewing on
its own tail, but what are the objections to letting
all party members select nominees through a general
election as
See City Pages article: One Hand Washes the Other: Are the state GOP and an
antiabortion group conspiring against runoff voting?
http://www.citypages.com/databank/26/1265/article13010.asp
Jeanne Massey
Kingfield
REMINDERS:
1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at
Chris Johnson wrote:
As for Dean Carlson's contention that precinct caucuses are lightly attended
and used by old hacks to further their agenda, I also disagree. As was pointed
out, under the previous system, there would be no inclusion of new people as
there would not even be caucuses. I
Dean Johnson wrote, Also remember the City DFL Central
Committee (or whatever they are called) opposed the switch from
presidential year caucuses to city election year caucuses.
[BRM] Sorry, but that statement is simply untrue. The 2001 City
DFL Convention adopted the
As one of the brain wizards behind the city-year precinct caucuses, I'd
like attendees' reactions. Did those of you who supported the idea
think it worked? Any opponents change their minds? How was attendance
in the wards without DFL Council endorsement battles? All in all, a
good idea or
Michael Atherton said:
what are the objections to letting all party members select nominees through a
general election as California does?
Actually, we do exactly that. It's called a Primary Election and it occurs
in September.
Steve Cross
Prospect Park
REMINDERS:
1. Be civil! Please read the
Michael Atherton:
...but what are the objections to letting
all party members select nominees through a general
election as California does? Caucuses seem about as
truly representational as the NRP
Reply:
Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) wouldn't change the DFL endorsement process, but
it would
Steve Cross, speaking as one of the few, wrote:
Michael Atherton said:
what are the objections to letting all party members select
nominees through a general election as California does?
Actually, we do exactly that. It's called a Primary
Election and it occurs in
Hi Mike,
I too was at that precinct and I'm glad you raised this issue. She made her
comments so fast that I didn't have time to get my thoughts together before
the moment had passed.
While I appreciate this woman's conviction and courage to speak her mind, I
was offended by her assertion
Although I do not like PRT for both social and aesthetic reasons, the Star
Tribune has a story about three companies working on PRT for Minnesota. CM
Zimmerman's vision for Minneapolis is mentioned. Here is the link:
_http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5268333.html_
I was also at the caucus in 8-2 where the women made the offensive and
insensitive comment about the white males should step aside. I was
infuriated on two points.
The first being I had worked on encouraging Mike to attend the precinct
caucus. He had stated that he wouldn't go because as a
The turnout in the 12th ward was about 20% that of a year ago. No precinct
filled out their delegate slots. Preliminary numbers, I still have one small
precinct out, show we elected 270 of a possible 424 delegates. Of the 270
elected as delegates at least 66 were elected as a result of absentee
David: You asked for some feedback on this year's caucus process and, although
I don't post often and usually lurk on this list, I thought I'd throw my two
cents in.
I live in Ward 11, Precinct 8. (A non-contested city ward -- Scott Benson is
unopposed and, by all accounts, has done a good
I wanted to inform all of you inquiring minds about I would think were
successes at our caucus.
First, the turnout I thought was impressive. There were about 75 people
there. I think that is a respectable number for a non-presidential year. I
think that the great turnout could be attributed to
Hello David and Mpls Folks,
I have just moved to the 13th Ward, which is an open council seat and the
turnout was very good for an off election year. I liked having the option of
attending and also know that my neighbors had that same opportunity if they did
not have the chance to participate
I used to be somewhat active in the DFL up until the mid 1980s. I was on my
District Central Committee and attended a lot of meetings.
Then one day we got a note from higher ups that we had made a major
mistake in our election of delegates and alternates to a County Convention
of some sort. We
Karen Forbes wrote:
One final thought I have, I wish that there could be an 8th Ward forum that
included all the candidates before the city convention.
The Eighth Ward convention will have all the candidates speaking. I was
not impressed by any of the candidates, but for many it was their first
Park District 5 includes 22 precincts which caucused in half a dozen locations.
That made it
difficult for Park Board candidates or citywide candidates to appear at many
locations. I spent
most of my time at Washburn/Ward 11, as did my opponent. That gave some
delegates a nice
opportunity
Doh! Yes, I see my error =) ...
Karen, check out Scott Vreeland-- he's your guy for Park Board!
http://www.scottvreeland.org/index.html
Regards,
Jason Stone
Diamond Lake
--- Jason C Stone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I invite Karen and all delegates in Park District 5 (precincts noted below)
--- Mike Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I wasn't going to attend this evening because I have
been getting the
feeling that I am no longer welcome in the DFL party
because I am a
straight white male...
snip-
Oh, and by the way, if you're a white male,
you are the
problem.Get lost.
I may
Ray Marshall wrote:
Anybody who isn't the product of the caucus system can't get an endorsement.
Yet the caucus system keeps producing more of the same. And more of the
same can't win elections any more.
You can always carp after the fact. The trick is to be alert enough to
see what's going
Michael Atherton said:
There is no caucus system in California that allows the individual fringe to exert
a dominate influence on city and state elections.
I'm inclined to respond just that the apparent desire to actively suppress party influence upon elections is so ..., well ...,
dictatorial.
Reminder
Please attend the Park Board Meeting:
Start: Wednesday, March 2 - 5:00pm
Location: 2117 West River Road
Some interesting items from the agendas:
* 5:00pm - Planning Committee
+ ACTION ITEMS: 4.1 THAT THE BOARD APPROVE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE BRIDAL VEIL
FALLS BRIDGE IN
Ken Bearman writes:
A concise, clear explanation showing how IRV works is at the beginning of
the page at http://www.fairvotemn.org/resources/tools/irvprimer_11142002.html ,
followed by a brief discussion of its merits and how it fits in Minnesota.
Bill Kahn adds:
And for a general primer on
Jumping into this discussion late--
I'm guessing that the wireless Internet service RFP will result in
Minneapolis granting a franchise to a company or group of companies to
provide the service and use city right-of-way to do so. The franchise
could include any number of provisions (price caps,
Ray Marshall wrote:
Anybody who isn't the product of the caucus system can't get an
endorsement. Yet the caucus system keeps producing more of
the same.
And more of the same can't win elections any more.
Not sure what you are referring to here. If you are referring to Democrats
Dear 8th Ward Residents,
I would like to extend my sincere apologies to any residents of the 8th Ward
that I missed last night at your local precinct caucuses. We followed the
appearance schedule emailed to our campaign to the best of our ability.
There were a lot of stops to make, and
The statewide smoking ban ran into problems today in the House Commerce
Committee. The bill is being declared dead by some and it would appear that
Minneapolis may have to go it alone. Does anyone know where Hennepin County or
St.
Paul stands? I believe they are waiting for the state to
There has been some discussion of this list regarding pay-at-the-pump
automobile insurance reform. Two bills that would otherwise significantly
reform
Minnesota automobile insurance law were defeated in the Senate Commerce
Committee today. I bring this to the Minneapolis forum because I
CITY WILL DELAY 911 DECISION
Hennepin County's proposed takeover of the city's 911 operation will
get at least six more weeks of analysis--including one public
meeting--before the City Council will determine its fate.
THE STORY http://www.mplsobserver.com
--
Craig Cox
Founder/Editor
The
Forwarded on behalf of Cassandra Netzke, Ward 6 Council Aide:
GREETINGS!
PLEASE JOIN COUNCIL MEMBER DEAN ZIMMERMANN FOR BREAKFAST AT MARIAS CAFÉ
WHEN: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9
(THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH)
TIME: 8:00 A.M. TO 10:00 A.M.
(STOP BY ANY TIME)
WHERE: MARIAS CAFÉ
2005 South Minneapolis Housing
and Home Improvement Fair
Saturday, March 5, 2005
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
South High School
3131 19th Ave S
The 11th annual South Minneapolis Housing and Home
Improvement Fair will be held on Saturday, March 5,
2005 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
One of the most
Eight members of the Minneapolis branch executive committee met in special
session on February 25, 2005 in defiance of an order from the NAACP
administrator to not meet. All present consented to tape-recording the
meeting. Minutes
of the meeting and the written report approved there were
Thanks be to G-d above that this silly legislation went exactly where it
should, in the proverbial ashcan (pun intended).
Maybe the Minneapolis city council will realize that their efforts to
protect workers really put them out of step with rationality. On second
thought, I doubt it.
I hope tax
I was also at the caucus in 8-2 where the women made the offensive and
insensitive comment about the white males should step aside. I was
infuriated on two points.
Had I been there, I most definitely would not have let it just become an
awkward silence. These kinds of comments are simply
At the Mayoral debates RT Rybak made the claim that it was his executive
experience and ability that made a difference. I assume this means that he
is in executive control of the new charges for stormwater run off. I
assume he was also a party to the creation of this new Tax on people, as
Notwithstanding Jim's water-bill situation, the city said late last year
that the average homeowner would pay $1.11 less each month with the new
storm water charge.
(It's not so much a new tax as it is a splitting of the water bill into two
components. Splitting out the stormwater component is
David Brauer wrote:
Notwithstanding Jim's water-bill situation, the city said late last year
that the average homeowner would pay $1.11 less each month with the new
storm water charge.
(It's not so much a new tax as it is a splitting of the water bill into two
components. Splitting out the
Per David's request ...
I am the Precinct Chair for 1-1 and also with the help of many
handled the Ward 1 caucuses at NE Middle School. The evening went well
but I had hoped for a better turn out after last year. We are in City
Council President Paul Ostrow's ward but in an open seat ward
On Mar 2, 2005, at 10:39 PM, David Brauer wrote:
Notwithstanding Jim's water-bill situation, the city said late last year
that the average homeowner would pay $1.11 less each month with the new
storm water charge.
~~
I have to side with Jim. I got my notice this week, too, and if the
The statewide smoking ban ran into problems today in the House Commerce
Committee. The bill is being declared dead by some and it would appear
that
Minneapolis may have to go it alone. Does anyone know where Hennepin
County or St.
Paul stands? I believe they are waiting for the state to act.
Megan, when I first read this latest bit of character
assassination from Stonewall DFL I was full of righteous indignation
and eager to set the record straight.
Then I remembered how a few years back when I was hanging out
with a well regarded journalist you told me he was a rapist. You
Hmmm... this issue is not likely to go away as
yesterday Rhode Island became the seventh state to
pass a comprehensive statewide ban more similiar to
the strict version still alive in the Minnesota State
Senate.
I for one will be visiting nightclubs, bars and
restaurants in Minneapolis and
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