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These Minnesotans are poised to play prominent roles in state and national politics in the coming years.
This Minnesota county voted blue for nearly 100 years — until Trump. Can Democrats win it back?
This Minnesota county voted blue for nearly 100 years — until Trump. Can Democrats win it back?
Carlton County, just southwest of Duluth, hadn’t voted for a Republican presidential candidate since Herbert Hoover in 1928. Trump snapped that nearly centurylong streak earlier this month.
Republicans across the country benefited from favorable tailwinds as President-elect Donald Trump resoundingly defeated Democrat Kamala Harris. But that wasn’t the whole story in Minnesota.
These Minnesotans are poised to play prominent roles in state and national politics in the coming years.