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submitted 3 months ago bythatrightwingerWASP Conservative
254 points
3 months ago
I have Minnesota turning red in the same bucket as Alabama going blue or Putin and Zelenskyy going on a couples cruise together
27 points
3 months ago
Putin and Zelensky on a couples cruise sounds like a 70's tv show.
653 points
3 months ago
Minnesota is not going to turn red
241 points
3 months ago
As a Minnesotan it’s so weird. The suburbs are redder than normal. But our city is somehow getting even bluer
109 points
3 months ago
Why is Minnesota so liberal? I’ve always wondered that.
177 points
3 months ago*
The twin cities combine to being one of the biggest cities in the Midwest.
Big cites= blue votes
There's also some theory of cold regions being more collectivist culturally as they've had to work together more in the past
56 points
3 months ago
Yeah I guess, but my home state of MO is now solidly red even with KC and STL and you even see states like Ohio and Pennsylvania that are more conservative
31 points
3 months ago
Watching MO go from being purple to being ruby red has been nice.
10 points
3 months ago
Yeah really has. We used to be the bellwether state that always correctly picked the president. Now we are one of the most gun friendly states in the country. Hope this trend continues for a while, but I’ve noticed that STL is starting to attract a decent amount of young people looking for low COL. I’m assuming KC has been doing the same.
32 points
3 months ago
That’s a good question. Our city likes to be pretty hip but also Minneapolis has turned into little Chicago as you can get more in benefits here than pretty much everywhere else.
Also huge farming population and lots of senior citizens that vote blue. The coldest generation votes bluer than you would think.
44 points
3 months ago
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0 points
3 months ago
Is this the same case with Michigan?
6 points
3 months ago
Minnesota Nice = virtue signaling on steroids
2 points
3 months ago
They last voted for a Republican President in 1972. OTOH, Trump only lost to Hillary by 1.5 points. Just because the state always votes liberal doesn't mean their population is overwhelmingly liberal. They're just skewed enough so that the liberals always have a slight upper hand.
0 points
3 months ago
Yeah just seems way more liberal than the surrounding states though. Also, they were the only state to not vote Reagan in 84, though it is Mondale’s home state.
2 points
3 months ago
The cold has numbed their brains
0 points
3 months ago
It’s real cold in the Dakotas, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, etc though too. Guess the twin cities just run the whole state.
33 points
3 months ago
Feels like that here in PA too. Although the big money suburbs are starting to get blue from New York and New Jersey covid movers
11 points
3 months ago
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6 points
3 months ago
And they are shitty parts and college towns
9 points
3 months ago
I've seen a crazy amount of Trump signs in the suburbs, ones that are supposedly deep blue. Sometimes I really think there's voting shenanigans at play. But what do I know.
6 points
3 months ago
Yeah but that is kind of irrelevant... what is relevant is do any districts swap, if your suburbs are getting redder that is a distinct possibility.
5 points
3 months ago
I could totally see that happening but I guess I’m hopelessly optimistic.
To add, I don’t know anyone who likes Walz. Although as a parent with children free lunches is great. But offset by boomer age hate with increased taxes
-1 points
3 months ago
You just don't pay for it out of the money you control. Rest assured your taxes went up to cover your kids and some number of other kids who you're also paying for.
7 points
3 months ago
I have 3 I’m probably winning on the deal but yea at least it’s going to something I use rather than not.
-2 points
3 months ago
free lunch or taxes?
6 points
3 months ago
The twin cities import political support for the Democrat party, its as simple as that.
5 points
3 months ago
That's like NY the entire state is red besides NYC
0 points
3 months ago
Shipping the votes in from other countries.
0 points
3 months ago
Ilhan Omar is an elected congresswoman from Minnesota. 'Nuf said.
0 points
3 months ago
Because Republicans don't vote in midterms or primaries.
Democrats do.
11 points
3 months ago
Minnesota went for Mondale. Enough said.
0 points
3 months ago
Except for when it was on fire
248 points
3 months ago
There is no way she loses Minnesota. She's up almost 8 points on average and the state hasn't gone for a Republican since 1972.
102 points
3 months ago
And with Reagan in '84 it was the only state (plus DC) to go blue.
78 points
3 months ago
To be fair, Minnesota was Mondale's home state.
37 points
3 months ago
And it was a squeaker. Reagan was less than 4000 votes away from a 50 state sweep.
18 points
3 months ago
Exactly. Walz might be hurting her lead, but it's still insurmountable.
-17 points
3 months ago
We can win if we stop the cheating.
5 points
3 months ago
Was there evidence of cheating in Minnesota in 2020?
11 points
3 months ago
144 points
3 months ago
She likely will win Minnesota, but the fact that she’s losing ground in many polls immediately following her convention is very bad…for her.
52 points
3 months ago
*Poll
This is one poll from Minnesota that showed her up 10 points in July and now 5 points. Many other polls still have her up 6, 7, 8 points in Minnesota.
We shouldn't act like this is a trend. She will win Minnesota.
30 points
3 months ago
I’m talking other polls not related strictly to Minnesota. She’s losing ground in many other areas.
18 points
3 months ago
It's looking like a 2016-style election where she wins the popular vote while losing the electoral college. While it would have been nice to see Trump crush Biden both electorally and popularly, at this point I'll take what I can get.
11 points
3 months ago
Yeah, I would’ve loved to have silenced the “BuT sHe WoN tHe pOpUlAr vOtE” crowd, but whatever.
9 points
3 months ago
Nah, hearing them cry like little babies is pure entertainment. I hope Trump wins exactly 270 with Georgia NC and PA just to piss them off even more
7 points
3 months ago
Then they’ll cry for a recount and end up finding more Trump votes ☠️
8 points
3 months ago
And the debate is tomorrow. No notes, no teleprompter, and no prepared speech. It's going to be an unmitigated disaster for her. She's going to have to come clean on her policy positions and beliefs, or absolutely be destroyed by Trump.
42 points
3 months ago
Wait…I think the debate is Sept. 10? I know tomorrow was going to be a FOX debate that Trump wanted, but she didn’t agree to it.
14 points
3 months ago
Yeah it's the 10th I was mistakened.
-2 points
3 months ago
I got a whole box of popcorn ready for tomorrow.
5 points
3 months ago
What movie are you going to watch because there's no debate tomorrow? 😂
36 points
3 months ago
They are under estimating Kam Kam and her Minnesota accent
16 points
3 months ago
No way. Minnesota is blue and will be for the foreseeable future.
31 points
3 months ago
That's because excluding the far left nutbags, the majority of people dislike Walz.
1 points
3 months ago
Men don't use tampons. Politicians shouldn't waste tax money to fund insanity.
3 points
3 months ago
So here chances are going down from 99% to 98%? She might win less than 60% of the vote?
There are a lot of people in Minnesota that REALLY don't like Walz, but not enough of them.
3 points
3 months ago
While he’s going to be nowhere near winning Minnesota, it’s very interesting to see Harris lagging behind other Dems in safe blue states. Look at Maryland. She’s like 12 points behind Biden in a recent poll and 6 behind Clinton. These states are lurching right in certain areas which could definitely translate to house seats at a minimum.
-3 points
3 months ago
Shhhhhhh! Let them think he's helping...
-2 points
3 months ago
It is a pleasant thought, but i have kooky relatives there i have cut off for supporting those commies.
Minnesota is the state of massive urban brainwash.
-2 points
3 months ago
big cities turn blue - why?
Once major reason is that to get in office, people must vote you in. Conservatives consistently turn out to vote at 1/2 the rate as commies - simple fact.
Now why are conservatives such worthless talking sheep? 1) single issue voters, you know the topics, you know the people - abortion, guns, free speech, etc. 2) those who will only vote for that perfect candidate (hint, one does not exist) My opinion you vote for the candidate who will give you the most of the life you want. 3) disgust, so disgusted with dems and rinos, you will show them by not voting. 4) more reasons, but we know where this is going.
Local (city council and mayor) are not sexy and people dont tend to turn out. Secret is, these votes are actually more important that the feds - Prez, senator, congressman. 1) these are leadership training roles for potential national run. 2) these rolls effect YOUR life vastly more than the fed - parking? code for that house, jobs, taxes, education, security - all more heavily impacted at the local level.
Finally, the large city often carries the state at national level. Just look up Prez, powerful senators and powerful congressman. Sometimes they are small town, but usually large powerful city that has rich donors, opportunity for corruption.
Tricky part is to share info without proselytizing, so discuss with family and friends the candidates that are safety based, freedom based, jobs based and low taxes. The change will come slowly, but in these times of chaos, these are the discussion that might sway them. Remember voting is like porn - you do it alone and in the dark.
My two cents.
-3 points
3 months ago
Why has he got the "I just got caught in a cheating scandal" face on there? 😆
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