Minneapolis DFL Turmoil

This story was published in mid-May in a local newspaper and the Twin Cities DSA newsletter. Warsame’s ban on being endorsed by the DFL (Democratic Farmer-Labor, the Minnesota version of the Democratic Party) went on to be confirmed by the party’s central committee. Aisha Chughtai won re-election on November 7. The controversial “third amendment” to the DFL bylaws was quietly dropped when the party leadership realized that it would cripple the…