Keeping it tight - There are four candidates for mayor of Minneapolis. One is the incumbent, not respected by Crabgrass, but somebody liked him since he's now in the seat, challenged by three others.
Frey, the incumbent has name recognition, being generally favored by ranked-choice voting, as a second or third choice because people know the name. To overcome that, the other three have formed a slate, a bloc saying "Rank Us." One, Omar Fateh, got the city convention's endorsement, but by politics the State Dems pulled it - probably because they like Frey, as a middle road waffle.
So, for any reader who votes in that election, Crabgrass not being there -
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Let Frey retire to raising Black Orchids, or some such. Put in progress, sweep out detritus. Crabgrass goes with the endorsement, if ranked-choice voting; Fateh first. the others 2 and 3, and Frey not anywhere at all on the ballot.
Because of incumbency, with its name recognition, putting Frey anywhere on the ballot enhances the chance he'd again get the seat while progressive options exist. Frey is a dweeb. Full of himself, over-prone to use the veto to override will of the Council. Swell-headed that way.
Worth noting, Crabgrass, in the Strib headline quoted in the Crabgrass headline would replace the word "upend" at least with a neutral "change" or more favorably, "reform" with its two meanings of forming anew, and improving. Did I say, Frey is a dweeb? He is.
Also worth noting - all four candidates are running as Democrats, if the local GOP dredges up some candidate it would be irrelevant. Only Dems win within that particular urban setting - citywide. Some council seats fall into bad hands, but the Republicans are always a backwater few. With Dems holding the majority, and the mayoral seat.
Get Frey out of there, and see the difference improvement. Opinions will vary.
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