[Mpls] 8th Ward gathers, no endorsement

[Robert Lilligren]

My congratulations to all of the 8th Ward DFL candidates who sought the
party's endorsement on Saturday. Impressive performances by all. Each of the
five folks in the well-prepared field had done their homework, groundwork,
and were clearly committed to doing the best for the people. Also, congrats
to DFL SD 61 for a well-run convention.

Wizard Marks writes:
In the 8th ward, the two major manipulators were Lilligren and Schiff.
Lilligren and Schiff both backed Hayden and supported his campaign.

RL:
I attended as a neutral observer. I worked for no candidate, other than a
few encouraging words to each.

It will be interesting to see how the post-convention field shapes up. One
thing these five DFL candidates showed us is that we can expect to have an
informed, respectful, issue-based discourse.

Robert Lilligren
Council Member Ward 8
Candidate Ward 6
DFL Endorsed
Phillips West (newly recognized as an independent neighborhood)