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regnaD kciN

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1. I think assuming Democrats hold onto MN next year is a bit overoptimistic...

Reply to nkpolitics1212 (Original post)

Fri Dec 8, 2017, 01:40 AM

Dec 2017

Minnesota hasn't been the old-time Humphrey/Mondale liberal stronghold for many election cycles now. Demographically, it's between the former reliable-Democratic states of Michigan and Wisconsin, and we've all seen what's happened to them in the past decade or so (not just Trump, but the election and re-election of both Walker and Snyder). The seat was probably safe in 2020 because of Franken's popularity there, but, without him, I'd rate it a toss-up.

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I think assuming Democrats hold onto MN next year is a bit overoptimistic... regnaD kciN Dec 2017 #1

Democrats are going to win Franken's MN US Senate seat in 2018 due to the coattails of nkpolitics1212 Dec 2017 #2