Recapping the 2010 DFL Convention

Yeah Yeah I know, DFL is evil and so forth. But that doesn't mean that I can't have some fun watching their miserable and funny and sad convention up in Duluth. They actually did endorse someone for governor. That was a mild surprise for me since they have 4-6 committed people going to the primary in August. Some of my favorite tweets from yesterday thanks to http://www.minnesotademocratsexposed.com/

ppmn: #DFL2010 Planned Parenthood table is almost out of condoms. What's up DFLers?

DEKMinn: Preference Ballot Reminder: Kelliher: 20.05%, Marty: 9.56%, Rukavina: 7.23%, Rybak: 21.67%, Thissen: 7.20%, Uncommitted: 14.71% #DFL2010

Populista: RT @SD56DFL Favorite moment yet: In Q&A, Ole Saviour recommends Democrats change their mascot from a donkey to a unicorn. #goDFL #DFL2010

RyanLyk: @RachelSB too bad for #GoRT the #mngop will have a single candidate for #mngov next week, unlike the #mndfl. #goDFL tomscheck: There are 1348 delegates. 809 will be needed to reach the 60% threshold to win endorsement. #mn2010 Here are how the ballots went down 1st ballot (~4:30pm)- Kelliher 27%, Rybak 21.7%, Thissen 18.8%,Rukavina 18.4%, Marty 13%, Others 1.1% 2nd ballot (~6:15pm)- Kelliher 27.8%, Rybak 24.5%, Thissen 19.9%, Rukavina 17.6%, Marty 10%. Marty concedes, doesn't endorse. 3rd ballot (7:15pm)-Kelliher 30.7% • Rybak 27.4% • Thissen 21.8% • Rukavina 19.9%. No endorsement. 4th ballot (~8:30)-Kelliher 32.8%, Rybak 28.6%, Thissen 21.4%, Rukavina 17. Rukavina concedes, endorses Kelliher 9:54pm, before 5th ballot, John Marty endorses Kelliher 5th ballot (~10:00pm) Kelliher 46.9%, Rybak 32.3%, Thissen 20.1%, no endorsement .7%. 10:03pm, before 6th ballot Thissen concedes and does not endorse 11:06pm- RT Rybak concedes mercifully ending a long day for the DFLers Now the real campaign for the DFL begins, the primary. But are they united? I found this from Minnesotademocratsexposed.com from even before it was officially over MDE is getting multiple reports that angry DFL Delegates are storming out of the Duluth Convention Hall. In fact one angry delegate told KSTP’s Tom Hauser: An upset Rybak delegate just came up to me and said, “Mark my words. Governor Tom Emmer.”

Oh this shall be fun :)