Comments on: GOP card ties Dems’ dominance nationally to DFL rule in MInneapolis

By: theoko

theoko — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:35:13 +0000

As is typical with Republicans, their solution (vote Republican!) is neither efficacious nor reasonable. And they wonder why they can’t get elected in Minneapolis. In truth, the DFL did more to break the DFL monopoly on power by implementing IRV than anything Republicans have come up with. The GOP is a dead man walking, and the sooner that dead man is laid to rest the better.

By: Chris Steller

Chris Steller — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:01:38 +0000

Ski U Mah Gopher, you are correct, and the link in the story goes to a post about the two Greens in Minneapolis being the last two non-DFLers in either Minneapolis or St. Paul. But you might want to check back in a week (or whenever the IRV counting’s done) … Green Party’s Annie Young is in a tough race to retain her at-large seat in a crowded field or parks candidates in Minneapolis.

By: Ski U Mah Gopher

Ski U Mah Gopher — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:54:24 +0000

Last time I checked there are 2 parties with elected officials in Minneapolis. The DFL & Green parties.

By: Randy

Randy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:16:01 +0000

The Republicans have only themselves to blame for their non-showing in Minneapolis. When there still were sane Republicans around, voters in Minneapolis would often elect them (for example, Arne Carlson represented a Minneapolis neighborhood during his years in the Legislature). Now, what does the party of Michelle Bachmann, Alan Quist, and Marty Seifert have to offer the voters of Minneapolis?

By: Eric Ferguson

Eric Ferguson — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:07:57 +0000

The GOP’s real problem is they aren’t even the second party in Minneapolis. The Greens are the real opposition party. I wouldn’t be surprised if even the Independence Party is bigger. It’s telling the GOP is asking for votes only because the DFL is too big, not because the GOP has any ideas. Besides, when did the GOP last care about Minneapolis (which might be a clue as to why they don’t get votes)? It sounds like an attempt to nobble Rybak’s gubernatorial campaign.

By: Rmath

Rmath — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:52:49 +0000

Whining about “one-party” rule is an extremely poor reason to elect a republican to office. But I suppose it’s a last resort for a party that has run out of ideas.