Voters overwhelmingly rename Range Delegation "Range Delegation"

For the past several days I’ve been conducting a poll on this blog about a humorous, ideally affectionate nickname for the Iron Range’s DFL legislative delegation. I was getting tired of typing all those words. Well, I don’t know what happened. Maybe the malaise over the massive budget deficit, maybe the cheekiness of the nominated names, but something caused poll stagnation. About 50 people voted and their top choice was “Just keep it ‘Range Delegation’.” As I’ve written before, commenters have pointed out that the name itself is an amusing homage to the fact that the Rangers are often viewed more as foreign envoys to both the DFL caucus and full legislature. Running a distant second was “Deer Shack Democrats.” I suppose it is notable that “Range Delegation” won a fairly weak plurality with most voters looking for a new nickname. Someone said I should do Instant Runoff, which would be great if this was relevant to human existence in any meaningful way.

I suppose this is fitting. Just like Iron Range elections, this poll was a whole lot of work for a predictable, unchanging outcome. I feel a little like Lawrence of Arabia right now. Not a lot, just a little.

Deer Shack Democrats
8 (15%)
Delegation against Metropolitan Opulence
5 (9%)
Jack Pine Savage Delegation (JPSD)
6 (11%)
Ranger Power
4 (7%)
The Shovelers
1 (1%)
D-Miner
4 (7%)
Big Whiskey
4 (7%)
Just keep it “Range Delegation”
19 (37%)

Comments

  1. D-Ranged Delegation for the DFL is perfect! Is Tommy ‘Osama bin Awada’ the D-Ranged leader?

    R-Ranger Delegation for the IR. How many IRs are up on the Range?

    Nice!

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