{"id":2482924,"date":"2025-09-05T15:13:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minneapolis-dems-election-was-rigged-but-lets-keep-results\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T15:16:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:16:11","slug":"minneapolis-dems-election-was-rigged-but-lets-keep-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minneapolis-dems-election-was-rigged-but-lets-keep-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Minneapolis Dems: Election Was Rigged But Let&#8217;s Keep Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fminneapolis-dems-election-was-rigged-but-lets-keep-results%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2482924&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Minneapolis democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party&#8217;s 2025 mayoral endorsement convention was fraught with serious voting irregularities, prompting the state DFL to investigate and nullify the local party&#8217;s endorsement of Omar Fateh, a Democratic Socialists of America member challenging incumbent Mayor Jacob Frey. The investigation uncovered multiple election integrity failures, including undercounted votes, insecure digital vote tallies, improper candidate elimination, and a chaotic switch from digital to manual voting methods.Despite these findings, the Minneapolis DFL is appealing for the state party to reinstate Fateh&#8217;s endorsement. The state DFL has since placed Minneapolis DFL on probation, barred them from conducting further 2025 mayoral endorsement conventions, and restricted their ability to endorse candidates. The article emphasizes that the DFL endorsement significantly influences Minneapolis elections due to the city&#8217;s strong Democratic leaning, frequently enough determining the winner. Given the extent of the election mishandling,the author argues that the public-not a compromised local party-shoudl decide the election,and questions the local DFL&#8217;s credibility and suitability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/board-refuses-to-have-fulton-county-investigated-for-double-scanning-3000-ballots-in-2020-recount\/\" title=\"Board Denies Investigation into Fulton County for Double-Scanning 3,000 Ballots in 2020 Recount\">oversee future elections<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3Q2F9H7BhLY\">KARE\/YouTube<\/a>         <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/05\/minneapolis-dems-we-know-our-election-was-rigged-but-lets-keep-the-results-anyway\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Minneapolis%20Dems:%20We%20Know%20Our%20Election%20Was%20Rigged%20But%20Let%E2%80%99s%20Keep%20The%20Results%20Anyway&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/05\/minneapolis-dems-we-know-our-election-was-rigged-but-lets-keep-the-results-anyway\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Minneapolis%20Dems:%20We%20Know%20Our%20Election%20Was%20Rigged%20But%20Let%E2%80%99s%20Keep%20The%20Results%20Anyway&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/05\/minneapolis-dems-we-know-our-election-was-rigged-but-lets-keep-the-results-anyway\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/05\/minneapolis-dems-we-know-our-election-was-rigged-but-lets-keep-the-results-anyway\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Minneapolis%20Dems:%20We%20Know%20Our%20Election%20Was%20Rigged%20But%20Let%E2%80%99s%20Keep%20The%20Results%20Anyway&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/09\/05\/minneapolis-dems-we-know-our-election-was-rigged-but-lets-keep-the-results-anyway\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The voting process at the Minneapolis Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party convention in July was such a mess that state DFL leadership <a href=\"https:\/\/dfl.org\/cbrc_decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">investigated and nullified<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fatehs-mayor-endorsement-revoked-after-messy-dfl-convention\/\" title=\"...&#039;s Mayor ... Revoked After Messy ... ...\">local party&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s endorsements. Now the Minneapolis DFL wants the state DFL to restore the results it nullified and give the endorsement back to DFL candidate Omar Fateh, a member of the Democrat Socialists of America (DSA), KSTP Television <a href=\"https:\/\/kstp.com\/kstp-news\/top-news\/minneapolis-dfl-files-appeal-seeks-to-restore-fatehs-mayoral-endorsement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fateh is challenging incumbent DFL Mayor Jacob Frey, who came in second in the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/22\/mn-dems-yank-socialist-mayoral-candidates-endorsement-after-major-vote-counting-failures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shady<\/a> Minneapolis endorsement convention.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1447121283\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Federalist previously reported that the Minnesota DFL&rsquo;s Constitution, Bylaws and Rules Committee (CBRC) investigated the local convention and found the voting process had &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/dfl.org\/cbrc_decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">substantial failures<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The investigation revealed that the convention organizers undercounted 176 votes in the mayoral race. During voting, one candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/dfl.org\/cbrc_decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">was<\/a> &ldquo;errantly eliminated from contention.&rdquo; The digital spreadsheet used to count votes was left unsecured. The computer tallying results didn&rsquo;t work properly, and the task of tallying results was switched to a different computer in the middle of the process. The creator of the results program left before results were counted. At some point the convention members decided to change their voting method from digital to &ldquo;show of badges.&rdquo; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With so many obvious breaches in election integrity, it looks like the convention was rigged. But the local DFL wants the state DFL to ignore all that its investigation found and hand Fateh an endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>The state DFL barred Minneapolis DFL from conducting another 2025 mayoral endorsing convention and from endorsing a mayoral candidate in 2025. Minneapolis DFL is on probation for two years, and it must convince the state DFL that it can meet the &ldquo;standard DFL principles and practices.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Federalist asked the state DFL if it would consider reinstating the local party&rsquo;s endorsement but did not receive a response. It should not.<\/p>\n<p>This is more than internal party squabbling. The endorsement matters because Minneapolis is so heavily Democrat that candidates who get the DFL endorsement usually win the election. While it is not required,&nbsp;it is common for DFL candidates who do not receive the party endorsement for a particular race to drop out. This means a handful of DFL delegates have more power deciding the election at the summer endorsement convention than the general public in the fall general election.<\/p>\n<p>But the public will decide this race. When the state DFL nullified Fateh&rsquo;s endorsement in August, it instructed Minneapolis DFL to give all five mayoral candidates access to the voter rolls, an advantage usually given only to the endorsed candidate.<\/p>\n<p>If the Minneapolis DFL can&rsquo;t see that the many anomalies in the endorsement convention election render the results useless, the party should never be left in charge of another election. Its credibility is shot.<\/p>\n<p>The Minneapolis Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party should be embarrassed by its request to be released from the consequences of its shoddy election. Why not let the public decide between the five candidates, without the party&rsquo;s hands on the race?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Beth Brelje is an elections correspondent for The Federalist. 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