From Keith Ellison to Barack Obama :: PowerLine

Watching the emergence of Barack Obama this year I have experienced at least a slight sense of déjà vu. With modifications and variations, the Obama phenomenon this year was anticipated by the rise of Minnesota Fifth District (Minneapolis) Rep. Keith Ellison in 2006.

I didn't know anything about Ellison when he won the endorsement of the DFL Fifth District convention in May 2006. The endorsement kicked off a competitive three-way primary battle that Ellison won by a plurality of the vote in September 2006. Minneapolis and the Fifth District being one-party territory, Ellison's primary win more or less guaranteed Ellison's election to Congress in November 2006.

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