Minnesota DFL leaders, Sen. John Hoffman kick off DNC meeting

Minnesota Democrats turn to late House Speaker Melissa Hortman’s rallying cry as party seeks to reclaim power - Austin Daily Herald

By Sydney Kashiwagi Star Tribune (TNS) The earthy slogan favored by the late Minnesota House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman became a rallying cry on Monday during the opening day of the Democratic National Committee’s summer meeting in Minneapolis. “LFG” — short for “let’s go,” with an expletive in the middle — was among the favorite sayings of Hortman. Her killing along with that of her husband, Mark, earlier this summer loomed large as Democrats f…

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Minnesota Democrats turn to Hortman rallying cry as party seeks to reclaim power

Democrats from across the country descended on Minneapolis for the Democratic National Committee’s summer meeting.

Minnesota DFL leaders, Sen. John Hoffman kick off DNC meeting

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota’s political leaders headlined the Democratic National Committee summer meeting Monday morning, with a surprise appearance from state Sen. John Hoffman, who was shot in June in an assassination attempt. Ken Martin, longtime DFL leader and now DNC chair, brought the annual party delegate meeting to his home state at the Hilton in Minneapolis. Martin was elected to the DNC in February, taking the reins as the Democrat party …