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question everything

(48,826 posts) Fri Jun 8, 2018, 12:18 PM Jun 2018

Interesting message by Ellison

As soon as the convention was over. and it appeared that Walz would stay for the primaries, DFL chair, Martin, claimed that participating in the primaries is "running against the party."

So now Ellison, a party leader, is running against the endorsed candidate - Pelikan. Does this mean he is running against the party?

Does anyone care? Will anyone ask him?

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Interesting message by Ellison (Original Post) question everything Jun 2018 OP

What the hell else are primaries for, except for giving voters a chance The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #1

Amazing the reactions of Wellstone ruled Jun 2018 #2

I agree, the primaries should have been done by now. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #3

The Velveteen Ocelot

(120,899 posts)

1. What the hell else are primaries for, except for giving voters a chance

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Fri Jun 8, 2018, 12:21 PM

Jun 2018

to pick a candidate? Why do we have to get stuck with the party's endorsed candidate?

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

2. Amazing the reactions of

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 8, 2018, 01:05 PM

Jun 2018

some people. Only thing I have to say is this,Minnesota has to have these Primaries earlier . Sorry I am not there to help you DFLers beat the crap out of the Quistians.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(120,899 posts)

3. I agree, the primaries should have been done by now.

Reply to Wellstone ruled (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 8, 2018, 02:16 PM

Jun 2018

And to hell with the endorsement process, that's too much of the party apparatchiks trying to hang on.

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