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Rhiannon12866

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1. We had a similar situation here at the district level.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Jan 14, 2018, 05:29 AM

Jan 2018

A Republican on the board of supervisors decided to drop out, but it was too late to remove his name from the ballot. So he was persuaded to continue in the race and since he was expected to win, another Republican could be appointed to take his place. But that really backfired when the truth came to light. Democrats won all but one seat and now have a majority for the first time. Republicans are feeling the Trump backlash and are trying anything to hold onto their seats. They're going to be even more desperate come the 2018 midterms.

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Lawsuit asks judge to kick Lt. Gov. Michelle Fischbach out of her MN Senate seat [View all] TexasTowelie Jan 2018 OP

We had a similar situation here at the district level. Rhiannon12866 Jan 2018 #1

I'm praying that your final statement come true. TexasTowelie Jan 2018 #2

Even though this is traditionally Republican district, I haven't seen much support for Trump Rhiannon12866 Jan 2018 #3