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2020 State Legislature05/07/20Sahan JournalTwo newcomers oust DFL veterans to win party endorsement for Minnesota legislatureIncumbents say online process that chose a pair of second-generation immigrants was flawed, and that they might run in August primary
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2020 State Legislature05/09/20Star TribuneVeteran DFL lawmakers question virtual conventions after coming up short. Two legislative stalwarts lose endorsements as a wave of younger, more liberal challengers emerges in Minneapolis
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2020 State Legislature05/11/20Star TribuneThird DFL incumbent blasts party endorsement process after losing to challenger
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2021 Mpls Municipal02/16/21Star TribuneMinneapolis DFL will go forward with virtual endorsements, despite concerns from mayor, candidatesThe DFL has long dominated city politics, but debates over how to change policing have highlighted divisions within the party
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2021 Mpls Municipal02/17/21Sahan JournalDFL virtual caucus debate raises a thorny issue: How best to include immigrant communities. Some candidates regard a last-minute effort to halt online political meetings as an effort to protect incumbents. Others say their constituents wouldn’t, or couldn’t, log in
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2021 Mpls Municipal06/01/21Sahan JournalFraud allegations disrupt DFL endorsement convention for Minneapolis City Council seat. Yusra Arab, a Ward 2 candidate, alleges an opponent, Tom Anderson, targeted East African delegates with deceptive phone calls and emails about their registration. The Anderson campaign cites irregularities and recorded calls with unwitting delegates
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2021 Mpls Municipal06/03/21Sahan JournalWith its virtual caucus already under way, Minneapolis DFL faces charges that the process is so discriminatory it must be scrapped. Three party leaders say the endorsement process for city offices has disenfranchised some elderly voters, people of color, immigrants, and those with disabilities. Party officials reply that participation is higher than ever
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2021 Mpls Municipal06/04/21Star TribuneAccusations fly in Minneapolis DFL Party over fairness of online votingThree longtime DFLers are criticizing the Minneapolis virtual endorsement process this year, calling the party's effort at digital democracy "flawed, discriminatory and invalid."
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2022 partisan contests04/29/22Star Tribune
Candidate's labor during convention sparks debate over Minnesota's endorsement process
Critics say the often-lengthy weekend conventions are inaccessible to the average voter.
biennial debate in Minnesota about whether the state's endorsement process and the wooing of the most devoted party activists has outlived its relevance
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2022 partisan contests05/11/22Star TribuneDFL establishment betrayed values to oppose meBut I'm not going anywhere — we will fix things by standing on our principles and making our voices heard.
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2022 partisan contests05/17/22Star TribuneCounterpoint: Candidate's attacks on DFL in baseless bad faithThe DFL Party works hard to build a fair and inclusive endorsement process
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2023 Mpls Municipal03/18/23Star TribuneMinneapolis DFL throws out delegates in one council race; allegations raised in another. Concerns are being raised about the vulnerability of the party's endorsing process, which is largely virtual this year.
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2023 Mpls Ward 503/28/23MN ReformerMinneapolis DFL throws out delegates for City Council due to ‘irregularities’. Victor Martinez says the executive committee is disenfranchising people of color, recent immigrants.
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2023 Mpls Ward 504/05/23MN ReformerMinneapolis DFL chair gets restraining order against DFL city council candidate. Judge orders Victor Martinez to have no contact with the chair amid endorsement fracas
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2023 Mpls Ward 505/05/23Star TribuneFollowing dispute, Minneapolis DFL cancels Fifth Ward City Council endorsing convention. Both incumbent Jeremiah Ellison and challenger Victor Martinez requested the cancellation
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2023 Mpls Ward 1005/13/23Wedge LIVE!Chaos erupts at Minneapolis DFL Ward 10 convention — adjourned, no endorsement in City Council race
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2023 Mpls Ward 1005/14/23MPR NewsDFL chair promises changes after Minneapolis convention fight.
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2023 Mpls Ward 1005/14/23Star TribuneMinneapolis police respond to fights at DFL convention. Video shows supporters of Minneapolis City Council candidate Nasri Warsame shout and rush the stage, ending the convention without a candidate endorsement.
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2023 Mpls Ward 1005/15/23Associated PressMinneapolis city council nomination brawlers could be expelled from Minnesota Democratic Party
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2023 Mpls Ward 1005/15/23Southwest VoicesChaos from Warsame Campaign Causes Ward 10 Convention to Break Down
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2023 Mpls Ward 1005/15/23Star TribuneWhat prompted chaos at the Minneapolis 10th Ward DFL convention? City DFL leader accuses member of Nasri Warsame's campaign of "intentionally misleading" supporters about the process
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2023 Mpls Ward 1005/17/23Minnesota Reformer Nasri Warsame campaign manager accuses Minneapolis Council Member Ellison of assault; Ellison says untrue.
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2023 Mpls Municipal05/17/23Minnesota ReformerDFL grapples with third controversy over Minneapolis endorsements
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2023 Mpls Ward 1005/18/23Hiiran OnlineNew accusations fly over Minneapolis DFL convention chaos
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2023 Mpls Ward 1005/18/23KSTPWarsame campaign addresses chaos at Ward 10 DFL convention
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Overall criticism05/18/23Star TribuneParty endorsement policies fuel convention chaos. When the stakes are this high, tensions rise.
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2023 Mpls Ward 1005/18/23Star TribuneNew accusations fly over weekend Minneapolis DFL convention chaosCampaign manager accused Council Member Jeremiah Ellison of punching him; Ellison said it's a lie
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2023 Mpls Ward 1005/30/23Star TribuneDFL punishes candidate as Somali community watches with skepticismParty bans Nasri Warsame from seeking endorsement in fallout from chaotic Minneapolis convention
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2023 Mpls Ward 1005/31/23MPR News. Minnesota DFL ratifies bylaw changes, bars candidate Nasri Warsame from seeking party endorsement
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2023 Mpls Ward 1006/23/23Star Tribune
In the wake of chaotic ward convention, Council Member Aisha Chughtai wins Minneapolis DFL backing
Final voting was done by email and tallied on camera
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Overall criticism09/20/23MN ReformerMinneapolis DFL vice chair resigns, hitting state party on the way out
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Overall criticism09/21/23KSTPFormer Minneapolis DFL Vice Chair Mike Norton resigns after calling local election endorsement process ‘problematic and exclusionary’
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2023 Mpls Municipal01/12/24Minnesota ReformerFBI investigating Minneapolis DFL endorsement process. Several conventions were dogged by cheating allegations earlier this year.
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2023 Mpls Municipal01/12/24Star TribuneFBI investigates Minneapolis DFL endorsement process. Two people interviewed by the FBI said bureau personnel asked about irregularities in last year's City Council races
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