Minnesota DFL Politics: The Senate District Convention

[pegkerr]

I attended the Minnesota DFL Senate District convention yesterday. I was contemplating with some gloom the rather daunting task of writing up the experience but hah! I don't have to! Because naomikritzer did such a fine job of reporting it already.

I ended up in the Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer/Single Payer Health Insurance walking subcaucus. We ended up sending two delegates. Really, Minnesota DFL politics can be quite entertaining. Read Naomi's report to get the skinny. Yay, I have done my civic duty, but I'm not progressing on as a delegate to the State convention.

I suspect that at least some of you are rather privately relieved.

Comments

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

The entire convention sent 2 Nelson-Pallmeyer delegates, or were there more than that?

K.

[naomikritzer]

Jack got WAY more than that. Peg's subcaucus was the Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer/ Single Payer Health Insurance subcaucus; they sent two. There was also the Jack/End the War subcaucus, the Jack/Quit Torturing People subcaucus, the Jack/Stop Global warming subcaucus, etc., etc., etc.

Al also had bunches. Ciresi got one or two, total. I'm not sure who's supporting Ciresi, but his supporters mostly don't live in this part of Minneapolis, that's for sure.

[dreamshark.livejournal.com]

"I'm not sure who's supporting Ciresi, "

Well, me, for one.

"but his supporters mostly don't live in this part of Minneapolis, that's for sure."

They certainly don't. I was at the District 60 Convention last weekend, and Ciresi got 3 out of 30 delegates (if you count the Ciresi supporter that we traded to one of the uncommitted subcaucuses in return for a guaranteed delegate slot). Who got the majority in your convention? Ours went overwhelmingly for Franken.

[papersky.livejournal.com]

Thank you for doing this essential work in the trenches of democracy.

[naomikritzer]

I was too distracted to keep a careful count as they announced delegate totals, and I bet Peg was, too. Jack and Al both got a bunch and there seemed to be roughly equal crowds for both of them.