Rep. Keith Ellison is putting Minnesota on notice that it is not politics as usual in his bid to become the state\u2019s next attorney general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a campaign rally that was as much a hip-hop concert as it was political theater inside the iconic music venue First Avenue in downtown Minneapolis, throngs of supporters turned out for a Friday morning (July 13) rally that featured hip-hop DJ Shannon Blowtorch, a performance by hip-hop artist Dwynell Roland and it was topped of with the rock star of progressive politics \u2026 76 years young \u2026 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). With the exception of Prince and a few others, not many have seen a larger crowd inside the concert venue that holds an official capacity of 1,550.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Friday\u2019s rally may have nudged slightly past that number with a crowd of enthusiastic supporters ranging in age from toddler to senior and varying demography of color, faith and social constructs. The crowd\u2019s make-up offered a stark contrast to the nearly all white crowd that turned out in Duluth last month to see President Donald Trump. And though the rally was for Ellison in a state race, there were several national overtones throughout the event, including those calling for Sanders to again run for president in 2020. There was also zero mention of any of Ellison\u2019s opponents in the upcoming Aug. 14 primary nor of his possible Republican rival if he prevails in August, but there was mention \u2013 to a chorus of boos and groans \u2013 of Trump and his policies and divisive rhetoric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is no person outside of our circle of compassion,\u201d said Ellison. \u201cAll are included.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ellison, who is leaving Washington D.C. after serving five terms as the representative of Minnesota\u2019s Fifth Congressional District, explained his decision to run for Minnesota Attorney General.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPeople are asking why I would leave the House to run for a state attorney general seat, but let it be known, state attorney generals are the ones fighting back against Trump,\u201d said Ellison. \u201cIt was state attorney generals who sued \u2013 and won \u2013 against his Muslim ban. It was state attorney generals who took on Trump and his devastating immigration policies. State attorney generals are fighting to protect an open internet. As your attorney general; if some entity wants to open up 20 accounts in your name without your consent I\u2019m going to sue the (mess) out of them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sanders said while he will miss having Ellison in Washington, he believes Minnesota and the nation will be well-served with Ellison in the state\u2019s attorney general seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBy electing Keith Ellison you can help take back America from the billionaires and deliver it to the middle and working class,\u201d said Sanders. \u201cAnd I know with what\u2019s going on in the White House many of you are depressed and have lost hope; but know that the antidote for political depression is activism. All over America people are standing up, fighting back, saying Trump\u2019s vision for America is not our vision for America.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alison Campbell of Minneapolis is one of the ones \u201cfighting back.\u201d She attended the rally with her 3-year-old son, Lucas. Campbell said being at the rally was important not only for her, but for her son\u2019s future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA lot of people are devastated by what\u2019s going on in the country right now, and we\u2019ve got to be supportive of the movement and of change,\u201d said Campbell. \u201cIn these days it\u2019s easy to get discouraged, but it\u2019s so important we don\u2019t become numb to the tragedy going on in our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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