Galactic Overlord
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« on: April 28, 2006, 11:35:10 PM » |
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It seemed as if Minnesota was an opportunity for Bush to pick up a state that had gone for Gore, buoyed by his close loss there and by Norm Coleman's victory, but by Election Night 2004, it turned out not to be the case despite some effort the Bush campaign put into the state (although it seemed by the time election night came around, they thought the state was gone).
Did the Bush campaign overestimate the influence of the exurbs? Or did Kerry simply jack up a higher turnout in the Twin Cities? Kerry did get 59% in populous Hennepin County, up from Gore's 53%. Judging from the "swing" option on the map, it seemed much of northern Minnesota also swung away from Bush.
So, was MN a realistic option? What happened to swing that state? Perhaps Minnesota is still too Democrat for a Republican to pick up right now?
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