When Hofstede (left) lost the DFL endorsement to Frey (right), she also lost Keith Ellison's support.

One of this year's most interesting Minneapolis City Council races is shaping up in the 3rd Ward, where embattled incumbent Diane Hofstede faces a strong challenge from young lawyer Jacob Frey.

SEE ALSO: Diane Hofstede criticizes Jacob Frey on her Facebook page, gets blasted by commenters

In January, four of Hofstede's council colleagues came out in open opposition to her reelection. Hofstede responded with a press release listing some of her supporters, including three council members and Congressman Keith Ellison. But after Hofstede conceded the 3rd Ward's DFL endorsement to Frey earlier this month, Ellison apparently had second thoughts.

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Ellison is the first person to endorse the disgraced congressman's possible mayoral bid.

Keith Ellison must be feeling pretty confident after winning reelection so handily against Republican Chris Fields last November.

On Current TV yesterday, Ellison became the first politician to publicly endorse Anthony Weiner's prospective New York City mayoral campaign. Yes, that Anthony Weiner, the former congressman who not two years ago had to resign after accidentally sending a picture of his manhood into the twitterverse.

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Hannity devoted a good chunk of last night's show to trying to portray Ellison as a radical.

Not content to let bygones be bygones following Keith Ellison's bitterly contentious appearance on his show earlier this week, Sean Hannity put the Congressman on blast last night.

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Hannity devoted a segment of his show to detailing Ellison's history with the Nation of Islam -- in particular, pastor Louis Farrakhan and his late militant assistant Khalid Mohammed.

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Ellison didn't exactly try to elevate the level of political discourse during his segment with Hannity.

:::: UPDATE :::: DFL thanks Keith Ellison for melting down on Sean Hannity's show

During a shockingly heated debate last October, Keith Ellison made headlines for calling last year's challenger to his congressional seat, Chris Fields, a "lowlife scumbag." After the story went national with coverage that was mostly critical of his diss, Ellison apologized.

SEE ALSO: Keith Ellison on the GOP: "Why do they want to become the party of hate?"

But he apparently didn't totally learn his lesson. Because Ellison was clearly operating out of the same playbook during his must-watch appearance yesterday on Sean Hannity's Fox News show.

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Ellison recognizes the drones produce results, but wants Congress to take a hard look at policies.

Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison thinks it's about time Congress takes a hard look at policies surrounding U.S. drone strikes, Barack Obama's choice weapon against terrorists outside of Iraq and Afghanistan since he took office.

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Now just a month away from the deadline, there is still no deal in sight.

A day after Republicans proposed a fiscal cliff counteroffer, Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison says a path to striking a deal before the end-of-year deadline is "more opaque."

"I think there should be a deal," Ellison told City Pages earlier today. "I think we do need a deal. But we're not going to get a deal on the backs of senior citizens and disabled people. That's just out."

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Ellison won't vote for a bill that includes entitlement cuts, he told CNN.

Now just a month from a painful plummet off the so-called "fiscal cliff," the White House offered up a deal yesterday that echoes President Obama's proposal throughout the campaign: hike up taxes on the country's wealthiest, introduce billions in new stimulus spending, and find at least $400 billion over the next decade in entitlement cuts, mostly from Medicare.

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Keith Ellison calls Chris Fields "a lowlife scumbag" during heated debate

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Fields: "I went about this campaign with the utmost integrity."

During a debate yesterday, Congressman Keith Ellison created national waves by calling his Republican opponent, Chris Fields, a "lowlife scumbag."

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City Pages connected with Fields following the rancorous debate. Regarding the overheated "scumbag" exchange, he said, "When I say that Congressman Ellison is unable to have a conversation with somebody he disagrees with without vilifying him, the debate is proof positive."

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Ellison, in his apology: "My opponent has repeatedly and personally attacked me."

As we reported earlier today, this morning's Keith Ellison-Chris Fields debate got out of control and bitterly personal in a hurry.

SEE ALSO: Keith Ellison calls Chris Fields "a lowlife scumbag" during heated debate

The lowlight came when Ellison called Fields "a lowlife scumbag" after Fields accused him of spending money to dig into his personal history, which include a 2006 restraining order filed by Fields' ex-wife. Things only got more heated once Fields brought up Ellison's 2010 divorce, a move that seemed to particularly bother Ellison since his daughter was listening to the debate in the adjacent room.

But in a statement released by his campaign moments ago, Ellison apologized for going "over the line" this morning.

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For Fields and Ellison, it's become personal.

:: UPDATE :: Keith Ellison apologizes for calling Chris Fields a scumbag

This morning's debate between Congressman Keith Ellison and his Republican challenger Chris Fields was an epic piece of political ugliness.

SEE ALSO: Chris Fields' then-wife filed a restraining order against him in 2006

Things got so heated that at one point it seemed as though KFAI cut away from their coverage in fears the two might come to blows. When they came back from a commercial break about 30 seconds later, Ellison could be heard still yelling at Fields, then the audio quickly cut away again.

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