Has the death knell been finally sounded for Minnesota DFL caucausing - as in, with the many flaws, had Frey won the final show of hands vote, would the result have withstood challenge? [UPDATED]
There will be a primary. In any event that would be so. Coverage here and here. And there are multiple online reports besides these two.
Why can a caucus oversight review by inner party hacks hack apart what caucus attendees did? It's time to ask.
What factoring of motives and outlooks of DFL inside party operatives can be guessed at when a challenging Somali former State Senator male candidate and an Incumbent white Jew male butted heads?
UGLY, HOWEVER YOU SPECULATE. UGLY WHEN IT HAPPENED. UGLIER BY FAR WHEN IT IS UNDONE BY A PRIVATE SET OF HANDS AND MINDS.
Bring on the primary. ASAP. Sanitize things.
If I lived there my primary vote would be for Fateh, but that's irrelevant, since I live instead where Michel Bachmann's House seat successor is Tom Emmer.
Puke-worthy, what's facing me, as I opine over other people's heartache. Surely other people can see my heartache over that pairing of low talent Republicans in uninterrupted sequence, to fuck-up royally in DC.
[...]Though his name goes unmentioned, the [Omar] statement is a pointed rebuke of state DFL Chair Richard Carlbom, who
was hand-picked by Gov. Tim Walz to succeed current DNC Chair Ken
Martin.
Theruling and report,
released on Thursday from the state party following a formal complaint
by the Frey campaign, paints a portrait of a convention so dysfunctional
that the Minneapolis DFL is on “probation” for two years. Carlbom
reached for comity with an anodyne statement announcing the decision,
telling Democrats to move on: “Now it’s time to turn our focus to unity
and our common goal: electing DFL leaders focused on making life more
affordable for Minnesotans and holding Republicans accountable for the
chaos and confusion they’ve unleashed on Minnesotans.”
Not so, Omar and the progressives
responded in a thunderous finale: “This decision will be a stain on our
party for years to come and damage our ability to organize for
Democratic wins this year, next year, and beyond.”
Unions backing Fateh — including SEIU
and Unite HERE — called a Friday press conference, an ominous sign for a
party where the “L” in DFL is still a major source of campaign foot
soldiers and money.
Carlbom’s ties to Mayor Jacob Frey,
whose campaign launched the challenge, only fueled suspicions about a
cozy relationship between the state party and the incumbent: The firm of
which Carlbom was a partner until he was elected DFL chair last year —
United Strategies — hasreceived some $30,000 in consulting fees from the Frey campaign this year.
That is 30,000 ripe reasons to answer the question of the headline, that if Frey exited caucus with the endorsement would the same CANCEL stamp have been written across things? Unlikely with the man in the Chair in writing Verboten for the Somali candidate, with Frey the Guy, being at least a cancellation of things against His Honor, when Frey failed to be endorsed.
And if the story is progressives vs conservatives in the DFL the dumpling's voiced a choice:
[...] The party also has real, substantial
differences it must either resolve or — more likely — learn to live
with. Israel’s war on Gaza, for instance, has riven the party, often
along demographic lines, with young progressives supporting the boycott,
divest and sanctions movement and accusing older Democrats like Sen.
Amy Klobuchar — who has also endorsed Frey — ofcomplicity in genocide.
Carlbom was hand-picked by Walz when Ken Martin took a step up, and Calbom's Meet Richard page, ( https://www.rcforchair.com/about ) closes:
It was an honor to join the office of Governor and Lieutenant Governor in March 2023 where I currently serve as Deputy Chief of Staff.
Prior to beginning state service in 2023, I was the co-founder of United Strategies, leading the company in campaign strategy, communication services, public relations, and planning.
Personally, my proudest moment was when I married my husband Justin in a Lutheran church in St Paul. My second proudest moment was when I persuaded him to let us get our dog Walnut.
Now, 20 years after starting as a field organizer for the MN DFL Party, I seek your support to be Chair of our incredibly strong state party.
So, only leaving that firm Frey pumped thirty grand into when Walz offered a paycheck, and then, Ken's gone, love me. Alpha News is not objective, it is Republican instead, yet on facts, it seems straight in this reporting excerpt:
Left: Richard Carlbom/Richard Carlbom for DFL Chair; Right: Tim Walz/Office of Gov. Tim Walz
Just a few hours after longtime DFL Party Chair Ken Martin was elected on Saturday to lead the Democratic National Committee, the competition to replace him back in Minnesota began without delay.
Richard Carlbom, deputy chief of staff for Gov. Tim Walz, launched his campaign website for DFL Party Chair that afternoon, and received an endorsement from his boss before nightfall.
“Richard has the organizing, coalition
building, fundraising and messaging experience needed to lead the
Minnesota DFL Party,” Walz said in a statement. “I ask my fellow Democrats to support his bid to be our next Chair of the MN DFL.”
Other names in the mix include Ron Harris, a
DNC committeeman from Minnesota and former state campaign director for
the Kamala Harris/Tim Walz ticket. Harris told
a Star Tribune reporter at the DNC meeting in Washington, D.C., on Feb.
1 that he was “strongly considering” running for the position.
Alpha News picked its facts as it wanted from its perspective, but nothing posted in that excerpt was untrue.
Fateh got screwed. And if you think other way around, Frey endorsed, would still have gotten deep sixed, then bless your faith in the system. But again, Fateh got screwed. End of story.
FURTHER: What Crabgrass has not noted online is the actual text of the cancellation decision, and the personnel of the body handing it down. I.e., Crabgrass does not know if Carlbom had a direct position in fashioning the Kill Statement, or acted on the sidelines.
It is fair to note that, to avoid an implication where it could be right or wrong.
