Fight breaks out at Democratic Party caucus in Minneapolis

[Origanalist]

Party caucuses are going on tonight in precincts across Minnesota. Caucuses are an old-fashioned civic tradition, more noted for boredom and long nights than anything else, but tonight there was some excitement at a DFL caucus in Minneapolis. A fight broke out:

A very tense night at a caucus site in Minneapolis where DFLer Mohamud Noor is challenging longtime DFL state Rep. Phyllis Kahn. The heat in one Minneapolis location resulted in police being called out. With 300 people at the Byan [sic] Coyle Center, a fight broke out and people rushed the stage. After the melee, the Minneapolis police shut down the caucus. See the video below and the live blog for more.

A lot of cultural history is packed into that paragraph. Phyllis Kahn, 76 years old, has been in the Minnesota legislature for an astonishing 42 years. A political insider for her entire adult life, she lives in one of the notorious $1 homes on Nicollet Island that were given to prominent Democrats. Mohamud Noor is a Somali, one of many thousands who have thronged to Minnesota in recent years. Until recently a state employee, he was elected to the Minneapolis school board less than two months ago. He says his “campaign will be focused on equity issues.” Kahn, on the other hand, emphasizes her ability to bring home the bacon:

Kahn is making the case that her seniority, including chairing the House committee overseeing Legacy Amendment money, and her long experience on appropriations panels, give her an effectiveness advantage over Noor, who would need years to build seniority.

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[paulbot24]

If you're opponent has to resort to the seniority card and then flaunts it as their best feature, you're probably not doing too bad against them.

[mosquitobite]

I wish Indiana had caucuses.

[paulbot24]

Does anybody actually know what kind of devilry goes on at Democratic party caucuses? These things happen when somebody maliciously refuses to redistribute their soy cupcakes and then it just gets worse when they realize that there aren't any ultra-biodegradable-nano-carbon-footprint cups smaller than 32 ounces for the suspiciously sugary looking drinks.......

[Pericles]

No wonder Democrats support gun control - they don't want any more of their voters to get shot.

[oyarde]

Party caucuses are going on tonight in precincts across Minnesota. Caucuses are an old-fashioned civic tradition, more noted for boredom and long nights than anything else, but tonight there was some excitement at a DFL caucus in Minneapolis. A fight broke out:

A very tense night at a caucus site in Minneapolis where DFLer Mohamud Noor is challenging longtime DFL state Rep. Phyllis Kahn. The heat in one Minneapolis location resulted in police being called out. With 300 people at the Byan [sic] Coyle Center, a fight broke out and people rushed the stage. After the melee, the Minneapolis police shut down the caucus. See the video below and the live blog for more.

A lot of cultural history is packed into that paragraph. Phyllis Kahn, 76 years old, has been in the Minnesota legislature for an astonishing 42 years. A political insider for her entire adult life, she lives in one of the notorious $1 homes on Nicollet Island that were given to prominent Democrats. Mohamud Noor is a Somali, one of many thousands who have thronged to Minnesota in recent years. Until recently a state employee, he was elected to the Minneapolis school board less than two months ago. He says his “campaign will be focused on equity issues.” Kahn, on the other hand, emphasizes her ability to bring home the bacon:

Kahn is making the case that her seniority, including chairing the House committee overseeing Legacy Amendment money, and her long experience on appropriations panels, give her an effectiveness advantage over Noor, who would need years to build seniority.

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Ahh , Minneapolis , the commie caucus , maybe Danke could pick up a nice girl there , teach her a few things .

[devil21]

Party caucuses are going on tonight in precincts across Minnesota. Caucuses are an old-fashioned civic tradition, more noted for boredom and long nights than anything else, but tonight there was some excitement at a DFL caucus in Minneapolis. A fight broke out:

A very tense night at a caucus site in Minneapolis where DFLer Mohamud Noor is challenging longtime DFL state Rep. Phyllis Kahn. The heat in one Minneapolis location resulted in police being called out. With 300 people at the Byan [sic] Coyle Center, a fight broke out and people rushed the stage. After the melee, the Minneapolis police shut down the caucus. See the video below and the live blog for more.

A lot of cultural history is packed into that paragraph. Phyllis Kahn, 76 years old, has been in the Minnesota legislature for an astonishing 42 years. A political insider for her entire adult life, she lives in one of the notorious $1 homes on Nicollet Island that were given to prominent Democrats. Mohamud Noor is a Somali, one of many thousands who have thronged to Minnesota in recent years. Until recently a state employee, he was elected to the Minneapolis school board less than two months ago. He says his “campaign will be focused on equity issues.” Kahn, on the other hand, emphasizes her ability to bring home the bacon:

Kahn is making the case that her seniority, including chairing the House committee overseeing Legacy Amendment money, and her long experience on appropriations panels, give her an effectiveness advantage over Noor, who would need years to build seniority.

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Hey Dems! Welcome to 2008 in the Republican party! Love to see the beast eating itself from the inside in BOTH parties. Going against the entrenched folks in both parties isn't for the weak of heart.