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Minnesota Republicans Seek to Break a Two-Decade Losing Streak

Minnesota has long been one of the most reliable Democrat-leaning states in the country. The state has voted for the Democratic presidential nominee in every election since 1976. Ronald Reagan won 49 states in the 1984 election. What was the one state that Reagan lost? It was Minnesota.  That Democratic Party dominance has extended beyond presidential elections. Minnesota has not elected a Republican to the U.S. Senate since Norm Coleman won in 2002 and took office in 2003. Coleman went on to lose re-election in 2008 to Democrat Al Franken in one of the closest Senate races in history.  To continue the long streak of Democrats dominating in Minnesota offices, the last Republican governor to win in Minnesota was Tim Pawlenty in 2003. He left office in 2011, and a Republican has yet to succeed him. 

This election, however, could prove a new morning in Minnesota.

With the recent fraud scandals under the leadership of the Walz-Flanagan administration Republicans believe that they have a........

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