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NickB79

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22. With the added effect of potentially turning Minnesota more red

Sun Aug 31, 2025, 09:06 AM

Aug 31

We lost the Iron Range voters years ago as the unions died out, along with the farmers who used to be Democrats here (the DFL stands for Democrat-Farm-Labor) and now virtually all areas outside the Twin Cities, Rochester and Duluth are deep red. Harris won Minnesota with only 51% of the vote vs Trump's 49%, and we lost our blue trifecta in the legislature so now we have to compromise with the GOP.

Minnesota is trending more purple with time, and I'm deathly worried that we're about to flip red in the next few years. I look across the border at Wisconsin's example with dread. And gun bans are red meat to the conservatives for turning out voters.

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Gov. Tim Walz plans for possible special session on guns in wake of Annunciation Church shooting [View all] iemanja Aug 29 OP

Influx of NRA apologists, agents, and money in 5... 4... 3... 2... (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Aug 29 #1

The shooter customerserviceguy Aug 29 #2

The gunz has a sad. iemanja Aug 29 #3

What I'm trying to say is customerserviceguy Aug 29 #4

What makes you think he wants to take away any guns? Oeditpus Rex Aug 30 #6

That's what "gun reform" is almost always about. n/t customerserviceguy Aug 30 #7

I didn't know there were Democrats like you Oeditpus Rex Aug 30 #8

Look customerserviceguy Aug 30 #9

And 'Do something' always means Oeditpus Rex Aug 30 #10

Or, we could play around customerserviceguy Aug 30 #11

How many other such scenarios can you invent Oeditpus Rex Aug 30 #12

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gun reform isn't about fixing the last shooting iemanja Aug 31 #21

Minnesota already has universal background checks and red flag laws NickB79 Aug 30 #13

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Who in their right mind needs a weapon designed to KILL PEOPLE? ProudMNDemocrat Aug 30 #5

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"Democrats...called for a ban on assault weapons..." J_William_Ryan Aug 31 #14

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With the added effect of potentially turning Minnesota more red NickB79 Aug 31 #22

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