Tensions are high in the lakes area of Minneapolis, home to many of the city’s wealthiest residents. But it’s not all bad news: I became Officially Minnesotan™ after I saw a man shove Walter Mondale’s son, Bill Mondale, at Saturday’s Ward 7 DFL Convention.
On stage in a Bryn Mawr school auditorium, midway through the convention, Minneapolis Council Member Katie Cashman tried to ease tensions and win over the crowd by touting the fact she voted for the new police union contract in 2024. An indignant man called out that she was lying. And my friend Hot Dog Larry Jacobs (aka Jason Garcia) had to assure him, yes, Cashman really did vote for that contract. But the man wasn’t buying it.
That’s right, a local media figure best known for wearing a hot dog costume on YouTube has a firmer grasp on reality than your average high-income, high-information(?) lakes area convention-goer. It’s gotten so bad that my friend in Ward 7, a former girl scout, clips articles before leaving home in order to combat misinformation.
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