Among my other blog's greatest accomplishments is a series called "Berg's Law" - a series of flippant satirical observations about human nature that have turned out, after prolonged observation, to not be satire at all; they are pretty much rigidly (but still satirically) true.
"Berg's 21st Law of Rhetorical Evolution" reads: "When it comes to “progressive” policy, yesterday’s absurd joke is today’s serious proposal and tomorrow’s potential law." One of the corollaries - named after an extremely progressive Minneapolis city councilwoman who was, indeed, replaced by a more socialistic socialist, points out that blue jurisdictions never get any less blue; there is no evolution toward sanity in a blue jurisdiction.
Minneapolis is testing that thesis.
Minneapolis is always testing that thesis.
As I pointed out a few weeks ago, Hennepin County's Soros-issued county prosecutor Mary Moriarty is opting not to run for re-election next year, choosing to spend the next year and a half fundamentally remaking the office from the infrastructure on out rather than spend time campaigning.
"Hah!", you might say if you live in a Red, or at least Purple, part of the country. "There's an opportunity!".
And technically you're right. But Berg's 21st Law isn't called a "law" for no reason, is it?
The frontrunner to replace Moriarty is Cedrick Frazier, a Minnesota state Representative and former near-suburban city councilman who describes his own record on his campaign site:
After law school, I worked as a public defender here in Hennepin County — making sure people without money still had access to their constitutional rights. I went on to serve as legal counsel for Minneapolis Public Schools, then as a labor attorney representing educators across Minnesota.
So, he worked for Mary Moriarty as a public defender, before soaking up lots of Teachers Union and Education Department money.
As a local reporter with a history as a DFL stenographer observed:
Inbox: DFL State Rep. Cedrick Frazier of New Hope is running for Hennepin County attorney.
— Caroline Cummings (@CaroRCummings) August 18, 2025
In announcement, he highlights his work on public safety committee at the capitol particularly the “red flag” gun law + restoring voting rights for people w/ felony convictions #mnleg
So there's his legal resume: getting emancipated felons back to the polls (good in theory, if a bonanza of votes for Democrats) and Minnesota's "red flag" law, which can be charitably described as "worse than useless", and has the record since passing to show for it.
OK, so he's light on legal accomplishments. But since he's likely going to get elected anyway, the important question is, what does he want to do in office?"
Now, if you go off the beaten path a bit, the whole story fills out:
UNCOVERED:
— MN Up North Lake Guy (@MNUpNorthLakeG1) August 18, 2025
Hennepin County Attorney candidate Cedrick Frazier says reparations is a top priority:
"(Reparations) is truly a debt owed, and we are not going to stop coming, we’re not going to stop talking about it, we’re not going to stop pushing until that debt is paid." pic.twitter.com/dQ1IkJaf1o
It's Hennepin County - one of those places where the DFL endorsement is, in effect, the election.
The only plausible opponent appears to be former DFL state legislator Ryan Winkler - most famous for dropping out of the state Secretary of State race back in 2013 after calling Clarence Thomas "Uncle Tom" in a tweet that he deleted, but not nearly fast enough. Winkler ran for the office, briefly, four years ago, back when he still seemed at least someone to the left of the mean for Minnesota.
But it's 2025, and Minneapolis is duking it out with New York to try to elect the most socialistic major-city mayor in the US, and Ryan Winkler almost seems like a Scoop Jackson style Democrat (kids, ask your parents) in comparison to Frazier or Moriarty.
So welcome to upside down world; the best shot for people who think prosecuting criminals should not be a social program that treats criminals better than citizens is a former Democrat majority leader.
