{"id":2293920,"date":"2024-07-13T06:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T10:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-republicans-prepare-for-trump-ending-blue-winning-streak-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-13T06:13:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T10:13:45","slug":"minnesota-republicans-prepare-for-trump-ending-blue-winning-streak-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-republicans-prepare-for-trump-ending-blue-winning-streak-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Republicans prepare for Trump ending blue winning streak &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fminnesota-republicans-prepare-for-trump-ending-blue-winning-streak-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2293920&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses how\u200b chaos within the\u200d Democratic Party over President Joe Biden&#8217;s fate is pushing historically blue states like Minnesota closer to the GOP. Minnesota, a state that has been won \u2063by Democrats \u200cfor over 50 years, is now considered more in play \u200bfor Republicans due to Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/for-biden-the-debate-stakes-couldnt-be-higher-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"For Biden, the debate stakes couldn\u2019t be higher - Washington Examiner\">poor debate performance<\/a>, disarray within the Democratic Party, and Republican unity behind former President Donald Trump. Minnesota&#8217;s shift towards the GOP\u2062 is attributed to\u200d concerns about Biden&#8217;s mental state, the Democratic agenda in the state legislature, and \u200bnational issues like \u2064inflation and border security. Republicans in Minnesota are hopeful for a victory in 2024, citing the energy and \u2064unity within their party as key factors. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley&#8217;s decision to release her delegates to support Trump at the convention is seen as a move towards unity within\u2063 the Republican Party, contrasting with the disarray seen among Democrats. the article \u2063highlights the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-hogg-makes-a-solid-case-for-trump\/\" title=\"David Hogg presents a strong argument in favor of Trump\">shifting \u200bpolitical landscape<\/a> in Minnesota and \u2062the potential\u2064 for Republicans to\u2063 break the state&#8217;s \u200dlong\u2064 Democratic streak in the upcoming election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner 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class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Minnesota Republicans prepare for Trump ending the state\u2019s blue winning streak<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rachel-schilke\/\">Rachel Schilke<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-13T06:00:00-04:00\">July 13, 2024 6:00 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1700500\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Minnesota<\/a> Republicans say chaos within the Democratic Party over the fate of President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> is pushing the historically blue state closer to the GOP in time for the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican National Convention<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the weeks following Biden\u2019s poor debate performance, several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3075546\/six-states-shift-toward-gop-cook-political-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>swing-state seats<\/a> and battleground states have leaned more in favor of Republicans and former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, who is seeking a rematch of the 2020 election. <em>Sabato\u2019s<\/em> <em>Crystal Ball <\/em>found on July 3 that Minnesota and Michigan Electoral College <a href=\"https:\/\/centerforpolitics.org\/crystalball\/electoral-college-rating-changes-upper-midwest-moves-after-bidens-debate-disaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>ratings shifted<\/a>, the second time in less than a month that the outlet downgraded Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>In Minnesota, the race has shifted from likely Democratic to lean Democratic. The Gopher State has been won by Democrats for over 50 years, with Democrats regarding it low on their list of priorities when it comes to campaigning. However, this year, with Democrats in disarray and Republicans finally united behind Trump, Minnesota is more in play than it has been in years.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Farris, RNC delegate for Minnesota and GOP chairman of the state\u2019s 1st Congressional District, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that a large portion of the shift can be attributed to the Democrats telling \u201cbig lies\u201d about Biden\u2019s mental state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t an issue that just popped up on the debate night in the last week of June,\u201d Farris said regarding Biden. \u201cThis has been a problem for months and years. The Democrats have told Americans for, like I said, years, \u2018Don\u2019t believe your lying eyes. Don\u2019t believe what your eyes are showing you. Everything\u2019s fine. There\u2019s no fire.\u2019 And clearly, we know that has not been the case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also pointed to the Democratic agenda in the Minnesota legislature regarding education, combined with national Democrats\u2019 approach to inflation and border security, as reasons why the state could be trending red.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think those are part of the reasons Minnesota is coming into play this year, just simply because of the state of Minnesota and the country right now,\u201d Farris said. \u201cIt\u2019s tough, and people recognize that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Outside of Washington, D.C., Minnesota holds the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.270towin.com\/states\/Minnesota\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>longest Democratic streak<\/a> in the country, last voting Republican for Richard Nixon in 1972. Since 1976, Democrats have won 11 straight presidential elections. But in 2016, Democrats were surprised when Hillary Clinton won by a razor-thin margin: 1.5% over Trump. Biden went on to more easily carry the state by 7 percentage points over Trump in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota Republican strategist Amy Koch told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>that for the last few decades, Republicans held a mindset of \u201cWhy are you bothering?\u201d with trying to flip the state. However, when Trump barely lost to Clinton in 2016, GOP pundits realized a Republican win was in their grasp if they worked hard for it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Trump had picked those folks up, and I think he\u2019s said rightfully over and over, that he feels like if he\u2019d have spent more time in Minnesota, he would have won Minnesota,\u201d Koch said, referring to the votes that went to other third-party candidates in the state. \u201cI agree with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She acknowledged that Koch said Minnesota goes through \u201csnapbacks.\u201d It wasn\u2019t until 2010 that Republicans were turning strongholds of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, Minnesota\u2019s Democratic Party. However, in the years after, Democrats were able to gain a trifecta with the state legislature and governor\u2019s mansion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile I think [Minnesota\u2019s] in play, it\u2019s not an easy play for them,\u201d Koch said. \u201cIt\u2019s not going to be as easy as 2016.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the spirit of the 2016 election is alive and well in Minnesota, according to former Minnesota state Rep. Kelly Fenton and current RNC delegate. She said what gives her confidence for cross-country GOP victories is the way the Republican Party is rallying behind the former president.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been on the ballot with Trump and I won, and I\u2019ve been on the ballot with Trump, and I lost,\u201d Fenton told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I\u2019m seeing right now in 2024 is 2016 presidential energy, and that gives me great hope because I know how well Republicans did with that type of energy,\u201d Fenton added. \u201cThere\u2019s a bunch of factors in play. You\u2019ve got people who are concerned about Biden. You have the Democrat Party becoming more and more fractured. Some want Biden to step down. Others don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Fenton said, \u201cYou see a very different campaign from Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou see his numbers getting better and better, and the unity of the people, I think, is significant on what Nikki Haley did \u2026 urging all of her supporters to get behind Trump,\u201d Fenton said. \u201cSo I just think that the energy, to me, in 2024 feels very similar in 2016, and we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terry-mcauliffes-daughter-gives-the-middle-finger-to-glenn-youngkin-signs\/\" title=\"Terry McAuliffe\u2019s Daughter Gives the Middle Finger to Glenn Youngkin Signs\u00a0\">made great strides<\/a> as Republicans in 2016 in the state of Minnesota. \u2026 That gives me great hope for taking back Minnesota.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fenton began as an RNC delegate for former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2905397\/nikki-haley-ends-presidential-campaign-doesnt-endorse-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>suspended her campaign<\/a> in March. Haley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3075261\/haley-releases-delegates-for-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>released her delegates<\/a> on Tuesday, encouraging her supporters to vote for Trump at the convention.<\/p>\n<p>AK Kamara, RNC national committeeman-elect for Minnesota and an RNC delegate, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that Haley releasing her delegates is another way to show how the Republican and Democratic parties differ.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just another \u2026 step in the right direction of unity while the Democrats are in complete disarray and disunity,\u201d Kamara said.<\/p>\n<p>Fenton said Haley\u2019s move to release the delegates \u201cexudes the move of a leader.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democratic pundits and strategists, as well as some vulnerable Democrats, have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3077203\/democrats-panic-not-subsiding-biden-runs-out-clock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>expressed concerns<\/a> over the last two weeks that Biden is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3078309\/jeffries-dismisses-concerns-biden-liability-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>liability for down-ballot candidates<\/a>. Democrats are working in overdrive to try to take back the House and maintain the Senate and White House, but the slow leak of House Democrats calling on Biden to step down has caused all eyes to be on the president to see how he operates on the campaign trail.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of Minnesota, Koch noted that if they aren\u2019t careful, Biden\u2019s campaign will make the same mistake Clinton made in 2016 by treating the state as a given blue stronghold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHillary severely underperformed Obama in the state of Minnesota, and I think that\u2019s the problem for the Biden campaign: severe underperformance,\u201d the strategist said. \u201cAnd that kind of thing can really be setbacks in a state like Minnesota.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u200b\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Koch added that the vigor behind electing Biden in 2020 was different than the desire to reelect him now. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, four years ago, and even in \u201818 and 2022, right, It was all sort of like, against Trump. It wasn\u2019t \u2014 2020 wasn\u2019t about like, \u2018Yay Biden,\u2019 but it was like, \u2018We must vote against the current president.\u2019 I don\u2019t feel that energy as strongly,\u201d the strategist said.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1700500\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1700500\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minnesota Republicans are gearing up for a potential shift in the historically blue state towards the GOP, as chaos within the Democratic Party and concerns over President Joe Biden&#8217;s performance have made the state more competitive for Republicans. The state, which has been won by Democrats for over 50 years, is now considered more in play due to the disarray among Democrats and the unity behind former President Donald Trump. The shift in Minnesota&#8217;s political landscape is attributed to concerns over Biden&#8217;s mental state, the Democratic agenda in the state legislature, and national issues such as inflation and border security. Republicans in Minnesota are optimistic about their chances in the upcoming election, drawing parallels to the energy and unity seen in the 2016 election. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley&#8217;s decision to release her delegates and endorse Trump at the convention is seen as a sign of Republican unity, contrasting with the disarray within the Democratic Party. Democratic strategists are concerned about Biden&#8217;s impact on down-ballot candidates and the potential for underperformance in states like Minnesota. 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