This multi-part series has been examining the premise that the Democrat Party is a criminal enterprise. We have looked at the historical evidence over many decades, the massive ongoing fraud networks in Minnesota, the independent investigators who uncovered the Minnesota fraud, the elements of the national Democrat political ecosystem, and the sources and flows of money throughout that ecosystem.
This (and perhaps the last) part ties everything together in Minnesota, where the Democrat-Farm-Labor (Democrat) Party has had great success in establishing political hegemony in recent years. The out-of-state elements of the Democrat political ecosystem have been effectively leveraged by the DFL in conjunction with proceeds from the in-state fraud networks to elect their two US senators, all statewide effected officials, over half of the state legislature, and four of the eight US congressmen in the state (to the detriment of Minnesotans!).
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Let’s look at how the Democrat ecosystem greases the skids in Minnesota.
THE MINNESOTA ECOSYSTEM
The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party political ecosystem is a coordinated network of organizations, donors, and institutions that leverages the overarching national DFL ecosystem and is designed to support DFL candidates and advance progressive policies at the state level, by hook or by crook. Its primary objectives include securing electoral victories for DFL politicians, expanding voter turnout among diverse demographics such as urban and immigrant communities, promoting agendas like social justice, economic equity, environmental protection, healthcare access, and criminal justice reform, and maintaining control over state government branches.
This ecosystem emphasizes fundraising efficiency, grassroots mobilization, and policy advocacy to sustain long-term political influence, particularly in key urban areas like Minneapolis and St. Paul. By leveraging interconnected funding streams and operational support, it aims to build resilient coalitions that enhance DFL dominance in legislative, gubernatorial, and local races.
The ecosystem includes a range of components tailored to Minnesota’s political landscape, with a strong emphasis on NGOs and dark money sources that provide opaque funding and operational backing for DFL efforts.
- NGOs: Organizations like Faith in Minnesota Action focus on community organizing and voter mobilization in diverse neighborhoods. The Legal Rights Center supports “Know Your Rights MN” projects, aiding immigrant communities. Planned Parenthood Minnesota receives significant government funding (around $500-600 million annually nationwide, with portions directed to state-level advocacy) for reproductive health services and campaigns. These NGOs often handle migrant integration and social services, aligning with DFL priorities on immigration and equity.
- Dark Money Sources: Entities such as North Star Prosperity, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit, fund related PACs like the Minnesota Family Prosperity Project with millions (e.g., $1.8 million in 2024). The Sixteen Thirty Fund, a national dark money hub, supports Minnesota initiatives, distributing over $196 million in 2022 for progressive causes like abortion rights ballot measures. George Soros-linked groups, including Democracy PAC II, provide six-figure donations even in off-years. Arabella Advisors manages networks like the Sixteen Thirty Fund, enabling untraceable funding for DFL-aligned activism.
- Unions: Public-sector unions like Education Minnesota, SEIU, and AFSCME contribute through dues checkoffs, providing hundreds of millions in political spending (e.g., $300-400 million annually nationwide, with significant MN shares). They offer in-kind labor for campaigns, especially GOTV operations, and also lobby the state legislature for DFL policies and priorities.
- PACs and Large Donors: Groups like Alliance for a Better Minnesota (ABM) raised nearly $5 million in 2024 from seven donors, including We All Do Better PAC ($3 million). Wealthy individuals such as Alida Messinger and Vance Opperman donate consistently. National affiliates like the AFL-CIO’s Minnesota Prosperity Fund channel funds from out-of-state to Minnesota ecosystem entities.
- Think Tanks and Advocacy Groups: The Center for Economic Research and other left-leaning entities develop policy blueprints. Civil rights organizations (e.g., NAACP Minnesota, ACLU-MN) litigate voter rights and mobilize communities. Environmental groups like the Sierra Club Minnesota advocate for green policies. All of these align with DFL political objectives.
- Legacy Media and Big Tech: Local outlets provide favorable coverage, while big tech aids digital targeting for voter outreach. The dominant player is the Star Tribune (Minneapolis-based, often called the state’s newspaper of record), rated Lean Left by AllSides and Left-Center by Media Bias/Fact Check due to consistent Democratic presidential endorsements since the 1980s and moderately left-leaning editorials, though its straight news coverage is generally seen as high-fact and balanced by third-party analysts. Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) / MPR News is another key outlet, typically rated Left-Center or Lean Left, with story selection and positions that moderately favor progressive issues (e.g., environment, social rights), while maintaining high factual standards. Local TV news like WCCO (CBS Minnesota) is also rated Left-Center, with slight left-leaning tendencies in political coverage. Other progressive-leaning or explicitly left-oriented sources include online nonprofits like MinnPost and Minnesota Reformer, which offer in-depth reporting often viewed as less conservative alternatives to mainstream outlets.
- State Bureaucracy and Appointees: Under DFL administrations, agencies like the Department of Human Services (DHS) oversee programs with lax oversight, allegedly enabling fraud networks to operate with impunity while quashing whistleblower reports.
- Elected DFL Politicians: Figures like Gov. Tim Walz, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey benefit from the ecosystem’s financial and in-kind support, using it to advance careers through policy wins and voter base expansion.
SOMALI FRAUD NETWORKS IN THE MINNESOTA DFL ECOSYSTEM
This part of the ecosystem requires separate elucidation, with emphasis on its impact on DFL campaigns and elections in general.
The uncovered fraud in Minnesota, centered on Somali-American networks, forms a direct pipeline for election manipulation benefiting Democrats. Through massive scams like the $250 million Feeding Our Future child nutrition fraud and broader schemes totaling up to an estimated $9 billion in autism, housing, and child care programs, these networks generate illicit funds. Defendants, primarily from the Somali community, use fake invoices, inflated claims, and kickbacks to siphon money, with proceeds funding political operations under Democratic Gov. Tim Walz’s lax oversight, which prioritizes avoiding scrutiny on this key voting bloc.
These funds flow as kickbacks to Democratic politicians and affiliated NGOs like Arabella Advisors and ActBlue. Arabella’s dark money network, managing billions through groups like the Sixteen Thirty Fund, channels resources to progressive causes and elections, including $410 million in 2020 to defeat Republicans. ActBlue facilitates this by smurfing—splitting large fraudulent donations into small, low-dollar contributions to evade detection and limits, often via foreign IPs and prepaid cards. This launders Minnesota fraud-derived money directly into Democratic campaigns.
Simultaneously, Democratic policies enable voter fraud through auto-registration of illegal aliens. Minnesota’s driver’s licenses for non-citizens, combined with automatic voter registration via DMV and welfare programs, enrolls undocumented immigrants unless they opt out. Somali networks exploit this during program sign-ups, registering ineligible voters who then receive mail-in ballots. These ballots are manufactured and harvested for fraudulent voting, swaying elections in close races.
Additional connections include overseas laundering of fraud funds (e.g., to textiles firms) that loop back as foreign donations through ActBlue, plus exploitation of federal SBA loans worth $2.5 million. This integrated system—fraud generation, political kickbacks, voter roll inflation, and ballot manipulation—secures Democratic advantages while leveraging immigrant communities.
DFL SMURFING IN MINNESOTA
The interactive map at electionwatch.info visualizes smurfing, which is the practice of campaign money laundering through thousands of small donations (often $10–$50 each) with suspicious patterns, such as repeated similar names, addresses, occupations, or elderly donors whose identities were misused. The data is drawn from official FEC filings, and the map plots donor locations nationwide (with state filters and clusters) to highlight geographic concentrations tied to specific campaigns. The map shows clusters of these small-donor addresses linked to Minnesota DFL campaigns (often routed through platforms like ActBlue), providing evidence of coordinated fraud rather than normal grassroots fundraising. Sources of money launder by smurfing in Minnesota may include dark money from US and foreign billionaires (and possibly foreign governments), as well as kickbacks from the fraud networks operating for years in the state.
The site and associated complaints and lawsuits expose top DFL figures, especially U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D):
- Her Klobuchar for Minnesota committee took in $3,946,364 from 46,448 smurf contributions by 5,160 unique contributors.
- Her Amy for America committee took in ~$4.88 million in similar smurfed funds (bringing her total across committees to ~$9.63 million).
- A FEC complaint was filed in August 2025 and a federal lawsuit initiated against Klobuchar and her treasurer for using stolen identities (particularly of senior citizens) to launder money into her campaigns.
Other DFL smurfing probabilities:
- Gov. Tim Walz (D) has 10 attributed smurfs on the website. Specific allegations tie to campaign finance amid fraud scandals, with critics claiming smurfed funds from Somali networks supported his reelection Further analysis is pending.
- Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D) and admin for anti-ICE groups is linked to ecosystems where dark money (e.g., North Star Prosperity) could mask smurfing.
- U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has 10 attributed smurfs, who donated over $500,000 in 51,381 donations averaging $9.86 each, with an average donor age of 75.
- AG Keith Ellison’s campaigns received over $50K from fraudsters in Feeding Our Future schemes, potentially involving smurfed kickbacks.
- Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s reelection efforts were accused of benefiting from similar patterns, with PACs like All of MPLS recycling funds from various dark money sources.
Furthermore, kickbacks from fraud networks to DFL politicians could operate through layered schemes. Fraudsters in programs like Feeding Our Future or Medicaid autism services siphon taxpayer funds (e.g., $250M+ in fake claims), then recycle portions as “donations” via NGOs or PACs. For instance, scammers pay kickbacks to parents or sites ($1,500 per child enrolled), while directing administrative fees to dark money entities like Sixteen Thirty Fund affiliates and the 501c4 nonprofit North Star Prosperity. These funds then flow as contributions to politicians (e.g., $50K+ to Ellison, Frey from fraud-linked donors after side meetings). Officials ofter ignore warnings for political gain, receiving in-kind support or direct donations or indirect donations via smurfing in return. This creates a cycle: Lax oversight enables fraud, generating slush funds that bolster DFL campaigns, ensuring policy continuity.
In summary, analyses suggest these politicians’ campaigns exhibit significant donor anomalies indicative of smurfing, totaling millions in opaque inflows from dark money, fraud network, and other sources.
INTERACTIONS AMONG ECOSYSTEM ELEMENTS
Like in most states, the Democrat (DFL) ecosystem operates with a hive mentality. There is coordination for key activities, especially campaigns, but all parts work together to achieve DFL political hegemony as a matter of course. Their interactions form a feedback loop where dark money and NGO resources flow into DFL campaigns, enhancing mobilization and policy influence.
Large donors and PACs like Alliance for a Better Minnesota (ABM) serve as hubs, distributing funds, e.g., $100K+ transfers to unions and NGOs for grassroots efforts.
Unions provide in-kind support and dues-funded donations while NGOs handle community outreach, often funded by dark money groups like the Sixteen Thirty Fund.
Think tanks supply research amplified by media, and advocacy groups collaborate with law firms on litigation to protect lax voting rules.
The state bureaucracy, under DFL appointees, administers programs that NGOs and fraud networks exploit, with minimal oversight allowing resource recycling. For instance, government grants to NGOs (e.g., DHS funds) free up private donations for political use, creating opacity. Overall, money flows from donors/dark money (millions per election cycle) to PACs/unions ($10-30M raised in peak years) to campaigns, sustaining a $4-6M cash advantage.
MAIL-IN BALLOT FRAUD IN MINNESOTA
Minnesota’s existing election system policies pose election fraud risks. For example, no-excuse absentee voting, permanent absentee lists, and vouching (one voter certifies up to 8 others’ residency without ID) could enable chain fraud, where groups vouch for ineligible voters (especially non-citizens, deceased, and citizens who have moved out of state – bad voter roll maintenance). Allegations include non-citizens receiving ballots, backdating, and double voting. FBI probes (2022-2025) uncovered fraudulent registrations with fake addresses. Critics argue lax verification and same-day registration amplify fraud possibilities, especially in immigrant-heavy areas, potentially tipping close races without detection.
Sprinkle some virtually undetectable vote-buying around courtesy of the largesse from DFL dark money, and that is the recipe for systemic election fraud over many election cycles. This is almost certain what has been happening in Minneapolis-St. Paul during in recent years.
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS: TYING IT ALL TOGETHER
The Minnesota DFL political ecosystem exemplifies a self-perpetuating cycle where dark money from foreign-linked sources (e.g., Soros-affiliated groups routing funds through entities like the Sixteen Thirty Fund and North Star Prosperity) and smurfing practices, such as splitting large donations into small, anonymous contributions via platforms like ActBlue, infuse millions into NGOs, PACs, and campaigns for Minnesota DFL politicians like Klobuchar, Omar, Walz, Flanagan, Ellison, and Frey. These inflows, often opaque and untraceable, intersect with state fraud networks that have been uncovered recently, including Somali-led schemes that have siphoned over $9 billion from taxpayer-funded programs like Feeding Our Future and Medicaid services. Kickbacks from these networks could recycle stolen funds as “donations” to DFL allies, rewarding lax oversight by state appointees and enabling policy continuity that favors expansive social programs.
Compounding this, Minnesota’s election laws implemented during the COVID era—with no-excuse absentee voting, vouching systems allowing one voter to certify up to eight others without ID, and minimal mail-in verification—purposely enable vulnerabilities to fraud, such as fraudulent registrations, ballot harvesting, or non-citizen voting in immigrant-heavy districts. Over time, this ecosystem has contributed to DFL hegemony by expanding voter turnout in key demographics, securing narrow victories (e.g., in close 2022 races), and entrenching control over the governorship, legislature, and major cities since the early 2010s.
As highlighted in recent analyses of smurfing activities, the various fraud cases serve as a “canary in the coal mine” for broader systemic exploitation by the DFL, including potentially illegitimate elections, thereby solidifying DFL dominance through repeated cycles of funding, mobilization, and minimal accountability. No wonder the anti-ICE protests blew up in Minneapolis. The Democrat Party needed to shift national attention away from the massive systemic fraud that was being exposed.
Imagine what Democrat political ecosystem has accomplished in the big Blue states like California, New York, and Illinois!
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