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Minnesota

dflprincess

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7. I would feel better about primaries if we had party registration in MN

Reply to question everything (Reply #6)

Sun Jun 3, 2018, 03:39 PM

Jun 2018

Last edited Sun Jun 3, 2018, 05:21 PM - Edit history (1)

Fortunately the Republicans also have primaries this year so cross over won't be an issue. The other downside to them is voter turnout is usually very low and, like general elections, are apt to go to to the candidate who could afford the slickest ad campaign.

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Erin Murphy endorsed in the convention [View all] question everything Jun 2018 OP

Tim Walz will be in the Primary.... ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2018 #1

I suspect that the district that Murphy represents is a deep DFL one question everything Jun 2018 #3

Yup. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2018 #4

Murphy polls and performs well in rural areas across MN. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2018 #12

Not a good year to waste time and money on a primary. dflprincess Jun 2018 #2

Matt Pelikan ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2018 #5

She showed courge by joining othet stated AGs to sue the Trump adminstration question everything Jun 2018 #6

I would feel better about primaries if we had party registration in MN dflprincess Jun 2018 #7

Lori will be running in the Primary..... ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2018 #8

If she was ahead, why did she drop out? dflprincess Jun 2018 #9

I really do not understand her reason......... ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2018 #10

I love Lori Swanson geardaddy Jun 2018 #11

I would have voted for Lori in an AG primary dflprincess Jun 2018 #17

Shit is about to get real this afternoon. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2018 #13

Yup! Swanson - Nolan to compete in the gubernatorial primary. question everything Jun 2018 #14

And more to come! WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2018 #15

This will be great! Let's have a real primary, get people interested. question everything Jun 2018 #16

Ellison is delusional if he thinks he can win a state wide race dflprincess Jun 2018 #18

Minnesota has not had a Republican Attorney General in nearly 50 years dflprincess Jun 2018 #19

Pretty sure some of Pelikan's supporters feel that Swanson was basically a Republican, judging WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2018 #20

She wasn't dflprincess Jun 2018 #21

No, I know. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2018 #22