Minneapolis DFL convention endorses democratic socialist Omar Fateh for mayor over Jacob Frey

[WhiskeyGrinder]

https://www.startribune.com/can-minneapolis-dfl-party-find-enough-unity-to-endorse-a-mayoral-candidate/601431524

The Democratic party of Minnesota’s largest city has endorsed a democratic socialist over a two-term incumbent mayor, according to Minneapolis DFL convention co-chair Ann Friedrich.

State Sen. Omar Fateh won at least 60% of the Minneapolis DFL delegate vote Saturday, defeating Mayor Jacob Frey in the party’s first endorsement of a mayoral candidate in 16 years, according to an initial announcement by Friedrich. Fateh won by a clear visual vote of delegates holding up their badges.

Many supporters of Frey were visibly absent from the floor at the time of the vote. There were quorum challenges — attempts to question the validity of the endorsement vote — afterward, and the Frey campaign said it plans to appeal to the state party.

[LuvLoogie]

1. Where were Frey's supporters.

Did he not take the challenge seriously?

[WhiskeyGrinder]

2. They started leaving after the first ballot, claiming shennanigans.

[LuvLoogie]

3. Perhaps they could see the outcome

and now they want to flip the table.

[question everything]

4. Will Frey abide by the endorsement? Neither Dayton nor Walz did at the time

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. It's a nonpartisan, ranked-choice race; there's no "abiding."

Frey is, however, appealing to the state party.

[question everything]

6. Non Partisan? It was a DFL convention! Anyway, Frey is not going away. From his campaign

The election should be decided by the entire city rather than the small group of people who became delegates, particularly in light of the extremely flawed and irregular conduct of this convention. Voters will now have a clear choice between the records and leadership of Sen. Fateh and Mayor Frey. We look forward to taking our vision to the voters in November said Sam Schulenberg via a press release.

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/former-state-sen-omar-fateh-wins-dfl-endorsement-minneapolis-mayor/89-39e51c1b-5f7b-4bb6-aacd-841f8332c3ad

Granted, I don’t have much knowledge in the process; I did participate in two endorsing meetings, many years ago but they both were DFL and the winners were the candidates in the general elections, and lost.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

7. The election they're running in, the Minneapolis mayoral election, is a nonpartisan race -- there's no party designation

on the ballot. So any number of DFLers can run if they want. But only one has the endorsement, and the resources that can come with it.