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Minnesota U.S. Senate Race From: Jordan Kushner Date: Jun 22 23:36 UTC Short link
Did the IP endorse any candidate for the 5th CD?
Jordan Kushner
Golden Valley
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill McGaughey" <2wmcg@earthlink.net> To: "Minnesota Politics and Issues Forum" <mn-politics@forums.e-democracy.org> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 10:27 AM Subject: Re: [MN-Pol] Minnesota U.S. Senate Race > Yes, Stephen Williams of Austin, Minn. was endorsed for U.S. Senate at the > Independence Party convention yesterday. His opponents for the > endorsement were Kurt Anderson and me. I don't know why Steve was the > only candidate mentioned on the IP website or why my message mentioning > the three candidates was truncated. > > Yes, I did debate Williams and Anderson at an IP meetup on Monday at the > community house near Lake Nokomis. We did not have much chance to compare > our views at the convention. > > From my point of view, the main event at the convention was an attempt by > several of the party leaders to push for "no endorsement". Endorsed > candidates were required to get 60% of the vote or more and "no > endorsement" was one of the options. I used part of my 10-minute > candidate speech to oppose that effort. When Steve Williams led after the > first round of voting, I withdrew as a candidate and Williams was endorsed > in the next round. > > Yes, the prospective candidacy of Jesse Ventura was much on the delegates' > mind. But none of us knew what Jesse will do so we had to proceed as if > he were not a candidate. There's no doubt that he would win the IP > primary for U.S. Senate if he chooses to become a candidate and most of us > would welcome that event. > > I'm pleased to say that my name was put in nomination by "Red" Nelson, a > realtor who once owned and managed the Scholar coffee house in Dinkytown > where Bob Dylan got his start. Peter Tharaldson, able chair of the 5th > District IP and chair of the convention, also supported my candidacy. But > in the end Anderson and I came up short. Williams had been campaigning > for this endorsement since he lost the IP endorsement at the convention in > 2006. He's a likable man with a serious message. > > Tinklenburg, former mayor of Blaine and MN DOT commissioner under Ventura, > spoke to the convention and was endorsed. He is an attractive candidate > for Congress in the 6th District who stands a good chance of getting > elected. > > > William McGaughey > Harrison, Minneapolis > Info about Bill McGaughey: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/williammcgaughey > > This topic's messages may be viewed at: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/36JH0J9Gpns9hqldI0payy > ----------------------------------------- > To post, send your message to: <email obscured> > To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on," > in subject line and send to: <email obscured> > > More info about Minnesota Politics and Issues Forum: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/mn-politics > > E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules > ----------------------------------------- > Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net