GET INVOLVED

Andrew Borene is an Iraqi Veteran and Macalester Alumni who is looking for summer interns for his race for the Senate.

This is a wonderful opportunity for leadership on an exciting, innovative, and groundbreaking
Democratic campaign.

**Academic credit is a possibility**

Please email your resumes and inquiries to Genevieve Davila at gmdavila@hotmail.com.

For more information on the campaign please visit
Our website at:
www.AndrewBorene.com

Work for the DFL

The DFL coordinated campaign is hiring field organizers RIGHT NOW to start in the summer. If you're interested, check out the internship page, then send your resume to Stephanie Zawistowski at zawistowski@gmail.com.

Zimbo's Convention Update

Some Blog called "Zimbo's Political Blotter" seemed to have news about our 64a convention right away. Here is what they reported:

After a tough convention MN House District 64a endorsed Erin Murphy today. Lasting over eight marathon hours, Erin lead on every vote tabulation after the first ballot, with Ian Keith and Don Arnosti close behind.

After the fourth ballot, Don Arnosti dropped out without endorsing a candidate--allowing his supporters to choose on their own. At that point, Keith and Murphy went head to head. Upon learning that Murphy had pulled even further ahead, Keith dropped out, paving the way for Murphy to be unanimously endorsed from the floor.

Here is a shot from a cellphone camera that Zimbo was able to obtain, taken from the floor of the convention:

Sara Dady Withdraws From The 64A House Race

I just received this e-mail from Sara Dady:

"
Dear DFL Delegates and Alternates,

I am withdrawing my name for the DFL endorsement and my bid for Minnesota House seat 64A. I have decided that I do not have enough support to justify going into convention tomorrow. While I am disappointed that my campaign never really gained the momentum I'd hoped for, I am glad to have run a strong campaign focused on raising state revenue by increasing the paychecks of lower and middle income working families.

As I have said throughout my campaign, I am committed to building a stronger DFL- as such- I am pleased to announce that I have agreed to bring my liberal voice and perspective to conservative talk radio. Starting April 15th, I will co-host The Patriot Insider show with Mark Yost, AM 1280 The Patriot, on Saturdays from 9am-11am. I welcome the challenge of bringing lively, bipartisan conversation on Minnesota politics to the airwaves.

As you know, being a delegate is a serious responsibility. Effectively, 260 (approximately 60% of delegates) or so DFLers will make a choice for a district of over 36,000. I encourage you to review each candidate objectively and to evaluate who best will give people a reason to vote for the DFL, and not just against Republican policy, before you cast that first ballot.

I look forward to seeing you tomorrow and hope you'll stop to chat with me.

Sincerely,

Sara Dady"

And our own election results:

Congratulations to next semester's co-chairs Jake Levy-Pollans and Molly Griffard, treasurer Amy Hill and secretary Franz Meyer.

MCSG Election Results

Program Board: Linnea Ericsson 512 votes
Others: 9
Blank: 171

AAC Chair: Caroline Ettinger 467 votes
Other: 17
Blank: 208

SSC Chair: Ashley Neil 353 votes
Alex Flores: 176
Other: 11
Blank: 152

FAC Chair: Nisha Krishman 410 votes
Hendrik Hakonsen: 166
Other: 11
Blank: 105

Vice President: Sheena Paul 464 votes
Miroslav Losonsky: 166
Other: 4
Blank: 58

President: Jess Hasken 385 votes
Natalia Espejo: 144
David Boehhnke: 111
Kyle Wortman: 51
Other: 5
Blank: 26

MPIRG Resolution: Yes 481 votes
No: 109
Blank: 102

Total Votes: 692

Tom DeLay Not Seeking Re-election

From the NY Times:

Rep. Tom DeLay will announce on Tuesday that he will not seek re-election and will leave Congress within months, according to congressional aides.

The aides said that Mr. DeLay, who has been swept into an election-year lobbying scandal, was calling congressional leaders Monday night to inform them of his plans.

Ha. Hahahahaha.

Read the whole article here.