Independence Party will no longer cross-endorse candidates
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Independence Party of Minnesota (IP) delegates at its recent state convention in Brooklyn Park voted to throw out the recent practice of candidate cross-endorsement.
That is, the IP will no longer endorse candidates that do not belong to the party — recent 6th District DFL congressional candidate El Tinklenberg was quick to mention that he carried both the IP and DFL endorsements.
“Our delegates feel that offering endorsement support to candidates of the parties that brought us this systemic mess diluted our message” said Independence Party Chairman Jack Uldrich in a press release.
“If other political candidates want our endorsement, they are welcome to have it but they are going to have to leave their current party to get it,” he said.
IP delegates also voted to uphold the party’s ban on accepting special interest money.
There has been questions whether the ban damagingly hobbles IP candidates and should be repealed.
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