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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMinneapolis DFL convention endorses democratic socialist Omar Fateh for mayor over (incumbent) Jacob Frey
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https://www.startribune.com/can-minneapolis-dfl-party-find-enough-unity-to-endorse-a-mayoral-candidate/601431524archive link: https://archive.ph/PFksW
State Sen. Omar Fateh won at least 60% of the Minneapolis DFL delegate vote Saturday, defeating Mayor Jacob Frey in the partys first endorsement of a mayoral candidate in 16 years, according to an initial announcement by Friedrich. Fateh won by a clear visual vote of delegates holding up their badges.
Many supporters of Frey were visibly absent from the floor at the time of the vote. There were quorum challenges attempts to question the validity of the endorsement vote afterward, and the Frey campaign said it plans to appeal to the state party.

MineralMan
(149,500 posts)That endorsement isn't going to sit well with a lot of Democrats who live in Minneapolis. This is one of those situations where the convention delegates do not necessarily reflect the constituency. The reality is that it could easily lead to a Republican getting elected as Mayor. I doubt that is what is wanted.
Incanus
(92 posts)I have to say the racist attacks on Fateh are even more despicable than usual, many are claiming he's not an American (he was born in Washington DC, his parents are Somali immigrants) and that he's a radical Muslim and a threat.
WhiskeyGrinder
(25,341 posts)Ocelot II
(126,094 posts)Incanus
(92 posts)Appreciate it.
Ocelot II
(126,094 posts)If any candidate gets at least 50% of the votes in the first count, they win. If nobody gets 50%, the candidates with no mathematical possibility of winning are eliminated. Then they transfer votes from the eliminated candidates to the next-ranked candidate on those ballots and the votes are tallied again. Fateh supporters are unlikely to list the GOP candidate as any of their choices but unless they totally hate Frey (and some do) they will list him as their second choice, and at some point enough Frey votes would be reallocated to Fateh to put him over the 50% threshold - or the other way around if Frey gets more votes. Minneapolis is very unlikely to elect a GOP mayor so it will come down to Fateh or Frey. The party endorsement could carry some weight as to the ranking of the candidates, but probably not as much as if it were a conventional election.