The GOP is giddy with delight about this. It's precisely why I chose to opt out of the arcane endorsement process. It was bound to come to a primary battle, one way or another. Maybe Dems should just cede the election to the Republicans (the likely outcome on the heels of protracted in-fighting and deep division) and save money and aggravation.

Maguire's ego is going to cost the Democrats this seat. Ted Daley thanks you Mike!

Maguire came off as abrasive and a bully at the convention. He needs to respect those of us who were at the convention and support Carlson not help Daley. Carlson won all 4 counts. Shame on you Mike.

Having been at the convention I can only say the man is way too full of himself. Had the voting been closer maybe but Maguire NEVER led or was close on ANY of the four ballots. The balloting went, first ballot Jim Carlson 200 Maguire 156, second ballot Jim Carlson 197 Maguire 151, the third ballot Jim Carlson 191 Maguire 141, fourth and final ballot Jim Carlson 200 Maguire 133. If the DFL loses this race it will be on Maguires head! Put your ego to bed and let our district get on with it. Took you less than 20 minutes to pack up and leave the convention. Certainly not the sign of a person wanting the best for the party.

Did any of you attend the ballot examination last Monday? I did. All three precincts requested by delegates to be re-examined were misreported in favor of Carlson. That is a 100% error rate. Don't you think that's worth further investigation?

Mike needs to show a little graciousness and humility. He needs to put party before personal ambition. As I recall, by the rules, he had 10 days to challenge the ballots and we are way past that now. If we lose this race to Daley, there is no doubt the district voters will recall how Mike conducted himself. If Mike supports Jim Carlson and he wins, this will reflect well on Mike and be remembered when it is his turn.

In the process, a Maguire teller had to and did sign off on every count on every precinct on every ballot. Maguire is saying his own people made errors. Maguire is asking the DFL to nullify the endorsement because of errors that his own people did and signed off on!

Maquire is full of common sense.and has done what's right for our city. Thanks Mike. And I wish you well in your future.

Mike Maguire risks becoming the new Shelly Madore. His political career may be over if he continues this move.

Imagine the world we would leave our children, if we created high trust systems? This has become a painful process. I support Jim Carlson because I see him as dedicate, hard-working and an effective campaigner. I also like Mike Maguire and believe he served well as mayor and will also make a good campaigner.
We need to as a party find a way to make lemonade out of these lemons. A quick primer on Marshall Rosenberg non-violent communcation: At any moment, one can choose to blame or connect. Blame themselves of blame the other. Let us connect with ourselves and each other. We all spent so much time that Saturday because we care and because we share a responsibilty to create a better world. Let us also connect with this emotional drama. People can get blinded by their desire to win. How do we as a local dfl create a trusting community? Imagine how much more likely we are to win if we have trust among ourselves. Do we have some members who got carried away and miscounted in Jim's favor? Is Mike's passion so strong that he really wants to run in a primary and seeks a storyline? I know this may sound hopelessly optimistic, can we create something good from this conflict? Can Senate District 51 emerge from this a stronger organization? This is less about Jim and Mike and more about You and I.

Mike is a person who apparently can't accept a loss and over reacts to a defeat. He would never win against Daley with his explosive behavior. People don't vote for people with volatile personalities. Daley keeps his composure even while lying. If Mike were pushed he would explode. Remember the meltdown Hatch had and lost. He would have won but lost his temper with the election in less than 2 weeks.

Ray, I think you may want to register to volunteer for the Daley campaign since you are clearly a divider instead of a uniter which the DFL needs to win any seats.

Someone is clearly against teachers and I guess all unions. Once again for those who want to eliminate unions the GOP is on your side. Back to the triangle shirtwaist factory era. I have never been in a union but thank them for safe working conditions, 40 hour work weeks, paid holidays/vacations and benefits.

Are union's perfect? No. Do unions look out for their members best interest? Yes. They are no different than those who work on behalf of the 1% AKA the GOP. We need to work together and get people in congress that represent the 99%. Both the DFL and GOP have dirty members. I would prefer a progressive party run by people like Bernie Sanders and Alan Grayson.

I can't believe all of the hate being expressed here. Let's save all that hate and vitriol for Republicans.

As for the people who have said that Mike ought to put party first, let me just say that that is a major problem with politics. Politicians and those of us who elect them are more interested in doing what's best for the party instead of what's best for the people, the city, the county, the state, the nation, or the world. If Mike thinks he can do a better job than Jim, then he needs to keep pushing on. Personally, I think either one could do a decent job.

"Daley keeps his composure even while lying." LOLOL. Best line of this whole toxic thread, which is being repeatedly re-fueled by an anonymous agitator. And in the final analysis, Rosco's Daley comment is what really matters here.

If Maguires challenge is rejected will he then abide by the endorsement?