Anti-incumbent momentum continues in Minneapolis

[kickysnana]

http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/206124721.html

The biggest potential political shake-up in a decade steamed toward Minneapolis City Hall on Saturday, as a fourth City Council member failed to capture DFL endorsement for re-election.

Attorney Jacob Frey easily snagged the Ward 3 nod Saturday, after Diane Hofstede bowed out before the first ballot, calling the endorsement process “flawed.” Hofstede, who plans to run in the November election, is the fourth council member who has left their local DFL convention without an endorsement in recent weeks. Her ward covers much of the central riverfront, including parts of downtown and northeast.

If the voters follow suit and send the four incumbents packing in November, a very different council will be shaping budgets, mulling development projects and changing regulations alongside a new mayor in 2014. Another three of the 13 council seats are open because their occupants are running for mayor.

Four DFL incumbents already have won endorsements, one is unopposed and the final ward is represented by a member of the Green Party.

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Anybody know what is happening here?

[BainsBane]

1. No, but I happened to go to a thing for Frey

over the Obama inauguration weekend. They had a thing to drop off shoes and clothes and a kind of introduction to his candidacy. He's a civil rights attorney, a young gay man. I got a good impression of him, though I don't live in that ward.

[ISUGRADIA]

4. Frey is a great candidate

and started The Big Gay Race, but not gay that I know of as he is married and has a wife.

[BainsBane]

6. my mistake then

I'm not sure why I came to that conclusion.

[geardaddy]

2. Well, in the 10th Ward

it's all about ageism. Tuthill has great constituent services...the first time I have ever gotten responses from my Coucilperson. Also, it's the renters who want more and more bars in Uptown and are pissed at her for trying to rein in noise after bar close.

[ISUGRADIA]

3. Tuthill Was Against the Stadium until She was for it

She was a no vote then voted to give $600 million + in corporate WILFare. I don't think she is trustworthy.

Reinforced that by not dropping out immediately after losing the DFL endorsement after having promised to do it.

[geardaddy]

5. And Kendall Killian gave his votes to Bender

without a proper vote. The way that all went down was a little shady in my opinion. Killian had no intention of winning.