Are we Blue yet, Minnesota?

[glinda]

[Brickbat]

1. Proud that the Fighting Eighth got it done.

[glinda]

2. So very very true. That is mine also.

[Jenoch]

3. Nolan won by the hairs of his chinny, chin, chin.

1.38%

[Brickbat]

4. Yep. A win's a win.

With some disgruntled anti-mining types not voting or voting for Sandman, I'll take it.

[Jenoch]

5. Only just over 50% of eligible voters

voted in this election. That's down from the expected 55% to 60%.

I wonder if Mills will run again?

[glinda]

6. Of course he will run for something. He will now

be coached and trained and put out here. Of course he will. He is a puppet.

[Brickbat]

9. Always more work to be done.

I would be surprised if Mills runs again.

[glinda]

7. There were indeed some angry anti-mining people not voting for Nolan.

I met some of them. I heard what they were angry about. I get it. I am against Polymet, wolf kills, bear baiting, you name it...

[Jenoch]

13. It's Ok to be against bear baiting,

as long as you never complain about nuisance bears.

[Mnpaul]

10. I think Sandman helped Nolan in the debates

Little Stewie had a hard time fighting against two liberals.

[Brickbat]

14. I wasn't pleased he took it all the way to Election Day; he drew just enough to keep it

interesting.

[scarletwoman]

8. I live in the 8th, too. I was so nervous all day at work yesterday, I was sick to my stomach.

I raced to my polling place after work, just praying that the vote would come through for Nolan.

I'm in a tiny, totally rural precinct, with just 146 registered voters. 98 people voted there yesterday: 56 for Nolan, 33 for Mills (assholes!), and 9 for Sandman.

My precinct includes an Ojibwe reservation, who are generally faithful DFL voters. I imagine it was the white farmers in the area who voted Republican. And maybe a few of the Rez folks voted for Sandman, since he's a Fond du Lac Ojibwe. I don't blame them for that. I got to know him many years ago, and he's a respected traditional healer. I would have liked to been able to vote for him, too, except I knew Nolan needed every vote he could get, and I wasn't going to help that fuckwad Mills grab that House seat.

I am so very glad that Nolan got re-elected!

[Mnpaul]

11. We need Nolan's voice in Washington

I think his message would be popular across the country. A real fighting Dem. Why didn't they use this video in his campaign:

[glinda]

12. Sandman's resume was thin for politics. I too was also relieved.

[Odin2005]

15. I'm stuck with that fucking DINO Petterson.

RETIRE ALREADY, you Big Ag tool!

[glinda]

16. yup

[jwirr]

17. I always wondered how he kept getting reelected but you answered that Big Ag.

[progree]

18. Well, we stayed "blue" overall, but the state house did shift to red

from 73-61 Dems-Repubs in the 2012 election to 72-62 Repubs-Dems in the 2014 election.

http://www.minnpost.com/data/2014/11/gop-house-candidates-swept-rural-minnesota-does-mean-voters-there-are-universally-repub

So overall, we shifted from blue to somewhat less blue, but still blue. I'm sure glad the state Senate wasn't up for election -- they are up for election in years ending in 0, 2, and 6. Meaning their next 2 elections are in 2016 and 2020 -- both presidential election years, which is good for turnout. It's after that -- 2022 and 2026 and 2030 -- that are problematical -- 3 "midterm" election years in a row, ouch.