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Nelson-Pallmeyer wins senate straw poll
Filed under: Minnesota Politics
Franken and Nelson-Pallmeyer stuck around to take questions. The latter drew frequent applause by calling for a single-payer health-care system, more stringent enforcement of the country's labor laws, and a rapid end to the Iraq War. He pointed out that the U.S. spends more on the Iraq War in seven minutes than it does annually on aid to Somalia.
Franken offered less red meat for the progressive activists, but did draw hearty cheers during his closing statement. "It isn't enough for Bush to go," he said. "His enablers have to go too--and Norm Coleman is number one on that list."
The informal poll has no binding significance, but it shows that Nelson-Pallmeyer will likely be more than just a liberal nuisance in the DFL-endorsement process. All three candidates have stated that they will abide by the party's endorsement.
TakeAction Minnesota was created in 2005 from the merger of Progressive Minnesota and the Minnesota Alliance for Progressive Action. The group has already proven to be a formidable grassroots force in city and state elections.
Posted by Paul Demko at January 27, 2008 4:15 PM
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Comments
Nelson-Pallmeyer will represent the people of MN!
Posted by: Colin at January 27, 2008 8:24 PM
Liberal, Conservative, Moderate: Dieing labels for a dieing era. Myopic tools of a money-hungry system (okay the last comment was unoriginal. Sorry). A political climate ripe with insipid ennui. I prefer not to. I'll keep my porn.
Posted by: Helm Matthews at January 28, 2008 1:34 PM
Go Jack! Win the nomination!
Posted by: Macon F at January 28, 2008 4:48 PM
I met many attendees (from both viable campaigns) who couldn't stay for the straw poll and heard that other members couldn't attend the event but wanted a voice or vote if the organization was considering endorsement. When it comes down to an endorsement, it only matters who turns out for the screening but a non binding straw poll is different. Actually, I'm not even sure why the organization would take a stand on a statewide federal race when they've been focusing on issue campaigns and local politics. Could the straw poll simply have been a way to get attendance and donations for the organization or are they really interested in an endorsement?
Posted by: eb at January 28, 2008 5:55 PM
Winning a straw poll is far more meaningful than an endorsement these days. Jack's winning shows what the membership, who is most interested in the issues, wants. The members got to hear from both candidates, with a question and answer period that fairly fleshed out what they stand for. The straw poll is democratic; the endorsement can be merely an attachment to power by an inner circle in the organization.
Labor unions have endorsed other than the most pro-labor candidate. Big environmental organizations have snubbed the most environmental candidate, and so on. The reason this happens is because the inner leadership in the big organizations want more to be attached on whichever Democrat they think is most likely to win, than to advance their issues. It is about power to them.
I'm glad Jack won, he's by far the strongest on the issues.
Posted by: Paul Rozycki at January 28, 2008 6:40 PM
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