Republican Arm-twisting

We understand George Soule a well-heeled Republican with ties to Governor Jesse Ventura (IP-MN), and husband of Councilmember Lisa McDonald (DFL-Ward 10, Minneapolis) is working hard to cultivate support for his spouse. He is trying to offset the entrance of Mark...

1993/2001 Interesting Parallels

The Minneapolis mayoral election has a few similar items we found worth mentioning between the current candidacies for mayor and the candidacies of 1993. The current field of candidates includes two who were actually vying in 1993, and they are incumbent Mayor Sharon...

Future Conventions and the Bent of this One

The delegates to the convention had other issues to address, which included endorsements for School Board, the Library Board, and the Park Board. They also voted to change the City Constitution and hold city based caucuses instead of using the previous years’...

Minneapolis Convention Highlights and Lowlights

The gloomy, cloudy sky was a foreshadowing of the events set to occur at the Minneapolis DFL City Convention as far as two-term incumbent Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton should view things now. The delegates at the convention declined to endorse a candidate for mayor on...

Minneapolis Convention Primer

Tomorrow, Saturday, May 5th is the Minneapolis City Convention. It will take place at Augsburg College and begins at 10:00 AM. The contest between two-term incumbent Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton (DFL), former Twin Cities Reader Publisher RT Rybak (DFL) and Minneapolis...