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Minnesota

GusBob

(7,535 posts)

7. I grew up in a small northern wisconsin township

Reply to jimfields33 (Reply #3)

Mon Aug 31, 2020, 11:13 AM

Aug 2020

I know from northern " shoot a pack of wolves a day" rednecks--they voted out mining there, mostly

When we went to Ely last summer: it was 2 different worlds:
--the outfitters place just as friendly as can be
--the local "we support mining" bar: full of jerks. With my tie-dye and shaggy hair, I hung out there just to piss them off

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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