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Minnesota

GusBob

(7,535 posts)

1. This is a mining war

Reply to lunasun (Original post)

Mon Aug 31, 2020, 11:03 AM

Aug 2020

Mining jobs vs tourist jobs

After the mines destroy the watersheds, the tourism jobs will die off. And the folks who run the outfitting places, lodges fishing guides, etc will stop bringing liberals to visit their small towns to fish, camp and canoe in places like the BWCA. Which will make these folks happier yet.

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Iron Range mayors pitch Trump with Pence [View all] lunasun Aug 2020 OP

This is a mining war GusBob Aug 2020 #1

All true but won't happen before November jimfields33 Aug 2020 #3

I grew up in a small northern wisconsin township GusBob Aug 2020 #7

Were that it was true....but Trump only SAYS he has balls...in reality, he is a ball-less coward. Moostache Aug 2020 #2

538 Agrees al bupp Aug 2020 #4

I have now lived in Minnesota for four years... OldBaldy1701E Aug 2020 #8

Like all states, the population centers --MPS, Roch and Duluth -- are solid blue. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2020 #9

And like the nation as a whole. The Blue areas of the state pay the taxes dflprincess Aug 2020 #18

Things are a little different on the Range and around it, with the Taconite Tax, as well. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2020 #19

The Iron Range is by and large blue mzmolly Sep 2020 #21

Duluth is not the Iron Range, but it definitely outweighs the Range. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2020 #23

It's part of the range mzmolly Sep 2020 #24

Anyone from the Range, and many from Duluth, will tell you it absolutely is not. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2020 #25

I thought it was essentially the beginning mzmolly Sep 2020 #26

Not surprising question everything Aug 2020 #10

They probably think Donnie will rescue iron mining Vogon_Glory Aug 2020 #5

Drum those "looking out for themselves only" mfers out of the party. brush Aug 2020 #6

They were not elected as Democrats. These are nonpartisan races. They claim they've voted Democratic WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2020 #11

Ahhhh. The thread yesterday said all six were Dems now backing trump. brush Aug 2020 #13

I made this point in that thread as well. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2020 #14

The state reps and senators who represent these mayors in St. Paul are all DFLers. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2020 #12

I'm Asian and live in the Twin Cities Hmongliberal Aug 2020 #15

Minnesota os NOT going red! LW1977 Aug 2020 #16

Suppose to be an article about Iron Range mayors dflprincess Aug 2020 #17

My first thought. geardaddy Sep 2020 #20

No. There were six mayors of more than 20. mzmolly Sep 2020 #22