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RandySF

(86,194 posts) Wed Oct 21, 2020, 10:37 AM Oct 2020

MN-01: Hagedorn moves from 'Lean Republican' to 'Tossup'

Republicans were counting on this rural southern Minnesota district "coming home" to Trump to rescue Hagedorn in his rematch against Iraq veteran Dan Feehan. After all, Trump won here 53 percent to 38 percent in 2016. But it's late October, and Joe Biden is still polling competitively against Trump in the 1st CD. And Hagedorn, who beat Feehan by just 1,315 votes in 2018, is proving an exceptionally weak incumbent.

https://cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/house-overview/house-rating-changes-12-races-move-almost-all-towards-democrats

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MN-01: Hagedorn moves from 'Lean Republican' to 'Tossup' (Original Post) RandySF Oct 2020 OP

This is a winnable rural seat TheRealNorth Oct 2020 #1

Dan Feehan is a good man ProudMNDemocrat Oct 2020 #2

TheRealNorth

(9,647 posts)

1. This is a winnable rural seat

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Oct 21, 2020, 10:51 AM

Oct 2020

Tim Walz had this seat until he gave it up to run for governor in 2018. Feehan is a strong candidate and Hagedorn has had some campaign finance scandals emerge.

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,982 posts)

2. Dan Feehan is a good man

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Oct 21, 2020, 11:05 AM

Oct 2020

He is even in my phone book.

Hagedorn is a Trumper.

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