Two weeks ago in our piece entitled St. Paul Labor Disunity, we discussed the AFSCME endorsement in the St. Paul’s Mayor’s race going to Councilmember Jay Benanav (DFL-Ward 04, St Paul) and the St. Paul Building and Trades endorsement going to Sen Randy...
The possibility of a DFL endorsement in St. Paul is less likely today than it was last week. There is a discussion about the wisdom of allowing any person to carry the DFL mantle through the summer and provide a single place for “good DFLers” to show their...
St Paul City Convention Rules were set in a meeting last night. The Councilmember Jay Benanav (DFL-Ward 04, St Paul) campaign held the clear advantage with 8 of the 14 members of the committee. The resulting Rules are: 1. Unlimited ballots 2. Candidates who fail to...
At the beginning of the 2001 election cycle, we understood a deal had been struck among the various members of the St. Paul Trades and Labor Assembly to forgo any endorsements from any part of the group and stand unified behind a single candidate. This prospect...
Sunday was the final day in the St. Paul Mayoral caucus process. Now all of the numbers are known. There is a fixed number of delegates from named sub-caucuses, unnamed sub-caucuses, and super-delegates totaling 556. In the battle for named sub-caucuses Jay...
