Thousands of Minnesota Democrats turn out on caucus night

Thousands of Democrats turned out for precinct caucuses Tuesday in what party officials say is a signal of a strong grassroots movement, fueled by anger at the Trump administration, its local Republican allies and the recent incursion of 3,000 federal immigration agents here.

The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party reported 30,000 attendees, including many first time caucus goers.

In south Minneapolis — a hotspot for federal immigration enforcement activity in recent weeks — many DFL activists in Ward 10 refrained from voting for Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar for governor in its straw poll, even as the party establishment has all but anointed her bid to become the state’s first female governor.

Ward 10 is one of the city’s most left leaning. In the precinct that encompasses the Whittier neighborhood, about 50 people cast preference votes in a straw poll for governor, with 30 voting “uncommitted,” seven for Klobuchar and the rest for candidates who are not running for governor.



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