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The 21st Ballot: A Political Party Struggle in Minnesota

David Lebedoff

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Description:This account of a bitter struggle within the Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) party in Minnesota is an interesting story in its own right, and, viewed from a wider perspective, is a valuable documentary on the American political process.The author recounts the events leading up to and climaxing in the party's deep split over the nomination of a candidate for the 1966 gubernatorial election. The nomination was accomplished only after twenty ballots were taken at the party's convention. The twenty-first ballot of the book's title derives from a campaign slogan which urged that the voters, not the party, would make the final decision.The intraparty battle was waged between a faction which backed the nomination of the incumbent governor, Karl F. Rolvaag, for a second term and a group favoring the nomination of the incumbent lieutenant governor, A. M. "Sandy" Keith, as the gubernatorial candidate. Basic to the struggle was the conviction among supporters of Mr. Keith that a new "image" was needed to win the election, a sentiment that was couples with widespread disregard for the political tradition of a party's obligation to an incumbent. Mr. Keith was nominated. However, Mr. Rolvaag challenged the nomination by entering the primary election. He defeated the party nominee and won a place on the general election ballot, only to be defeated, in the end, by his Republican opponent.The details of this unusual sequence of events reveal much about the workings of party politics at the important state level. This book will, therefore, be of interest not only to general readers but to students and teachers in political science courses.David Lebedoff, a Minneapolis attorney, has been close to Minnesota politics himself. He served as special assistant attorney general for Minnsota, 1963-1965, and as special counsel to Senator Walter F. Mondale of Minnesota in 1966.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The 21st Ballot: A Political Party Struggle in Minnesota. To get started finding The 21st Ballot: A Political Party Struggle in Minnesota, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 218

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: University of Minnesota Press

Release: 1969

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Description: This account of a bitter struggle within the Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) party in Minnesota is an interesting story in its own right, and, viewed from a wider perspective, is a valuable documentary on the American political process.The author recounts the events leading up to and climaxing in the party's deep split over the nomination of a candidate for the 1966 gubernatorial election. The nomination was accomplished only after twenty ballots were taken at the party's convention. The twenty-first ballot of the book's title derives from a campaign slogan which urged that the voters, not the party, would make the final decision.The intraparty battle was waged between a faction which backed the nomination of the incumbent governor, Karl F. Rolvaag, for a second term and a group favoring the nomination of the incumbent lieutenant governor, A. M. "Sandy" Keith, as the gubernatorial candidate. Basic to the struggle was the conviction among supporters of Mr. Keith that a new "image" was needed to win the election, a sentiment that was couples with widespread disregard for the political tradition of a party's obligation to an incumbent. Mr. Keith was nominated. However, Mr. Rolvaag challenged the nomination by entering the primary election. He defeated the party nominee and won a place on the general election ballot, only to be defeated, in the end, by his Republican opponent.The details of this unusual sequence of events reveal much about the workings of party politics at the important state level. This book will, therefore, be of interest not only to general readers but to students and teachers in political science courses.David Lebedoff, a Minneapolis attorney, has been close to Minnesota politics himself. He served as special assistant attorney general for Minnsota, 1963-1965, and as special counsel to Senator Walter F. Mondale of Minnesota in 1966.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The 21st Ballot: A Political Party Struggle in Minnesota. To get started finding The 21st Ballot: A Political Party Struggle in Minnesota, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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