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Minnesota

The Velveteen Ocelot

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4. All state GOPs have become trumpified, it would seem.

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Wed Aug 15, 2018, 03:25 PM

Aug 2018

But they are also becoming a fringe. Johnson will be easier for Walz to beat than Pawlenty might have been - even though as governor from 03-11 he sucked hard enough to bend light, he was still a big shot in the party and had the creds and name recognition Johnson doesn't have (the people in Minnesota who aren't Olsons or Nelsons are probably Johnsons).

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Scary observation about Pawlenty's loss [View all] question everything Aug 2018 OP

Democrats also amassed over 260,000 more votes in their primary. bearsfootball516 Aug 2018 #1

And from what I recall, Pawlenty was not exactly liked, otherwise, a typical repug ... nt SWBTATTReg Aug 2018 #2

No, he was a total douche. He was a smilier version of Scott Walker The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #5

You have to wonder what would exboyfil Aug 2018 #3

All state GOPs have become trumpified, it would seem. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #4

But Pawlenty won partly because the Independence Party candidates sucked DFL votes. geardaddy Aug 2018 #7

True. He only won with pluralities dflprincess Aug 2018 #10

An interesting point from the PBS NewsHour question everything Aug 2018 #9

Esp since Bannon claimed MN is thier number one target to go MAGA next . Stay strong ! lunasun Aug 2018 #6

The GOP only got 35% of the votes cast yesterday. LakeSuperiorView Aug 2018 #8

Reputations don't last these days BlueWI Aug 2018 #11

Anybody have the data from the 2002 and 2006 Republican primaries? trotsky Aug 2018 #12