DFL Dynasties

While I'm posting Jeff Fecke's stuff, let me heartily endorse his call for an end to DFL dynasties. If someone named Wellstone or Humphrey or Sabo is the best choice for the job, I'll support him or her whole-heartedly. But the DFL needs to strengthen its recruitment efforts and build up its "farm team." The same is true nationally in the Democratic Party. We should focus on winning elections in local races so we constantly have new generations of leaders rising up the ranks. The 2004 Minnesota Legislature upset is a good move in that direction, giving us 13 new faces, of which a few may move on to great things in Minnesota politics.

Also, don't miss his two part series on the history of Minnesota's crazy state-wide elections since 1990 (part 1: 1990-1996, part 2: 1998-2006). It's a great resource for people like me who are relatively new to Minnesota politics.