[Mpls] People for Independent Parks endorsements

[Loki Anderson]

That's interesting. I received it as well, though I specifically asked to be taken off their email distribution list. As for the city DFL, it would definitely be unethical for the party organization or one of its officers to provide the list to an outside organization without authorization. I suppose that Ms Anderson could have been provided a copy of the list, as a city-wide endorsed candidate, and given the list to PIP, but I would hope not.
 
Of course, one could simply go to the archives of this list to copy down the emails of those who post regularly. A good question is: are those who only lurk on this list getting these emails? 
 
Oh, and by the way, I AM SHOCKED...SHOCKED TO SEE WHO THEY ENDORSED CITY-WIDE! Is there anyone who wants to bet against the fact that they will endorse Dziedzic, Olson, Hansen, Kummer and Fine in the district seats (and not endorse in District 3)? C'mon, I feel like freakin' Nostradamus here! Who wants to bet against me?? 
 
Loki Anderson
Downtown

Derek Burrows Reise <burrowsreise at yahoo.com> wrote:
I recently got a message from "People for Independent
Parks" 
telling me that
"We have endorsed Dan Froehlich and Mary Merrill
Anderson for At-Large Park Commissioner" and that "our
next e-mail will announce our endorsements for the
park districts." It is signed by Barb Johnson and has
an independent expenditure disclaimer.

Setting aside recent discussions about this group,
I've been wondering how this group got my email
address. I certainly hope they aren't mining emails
off this listserve (that would be unethical). Even
worse, I hope the City DFL wouldn't sell lists to
non-candidate, political committees (that would be
unethical and probably illegal).

I've asked the group to clarify where they got my
email address from and am awaiting a response. Has
anyone else received such an email? It promises to
have an upcoming announcement of district-based Park
Board candidates.

On another note, since they are making independent
expenditures, this group is barred by law to
coordinate any campaign activities with candidates or
their agents. If it is true that a candidate's
relative is involved with this independent
expenditure, that would raise some serious questions. 
Does anyone have more information than I?

Derek Burrows Reise
Longfellow, Mpls



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