Title: Politics of Minnesota - Wikipedia
Headings: Politics of Minnesota
Politics of Minnesota
Contents
Long-term trends
Historical figures of note
John Pillsbury
Frank Kellogg
Floyd B. Olson
Harold Stassen
Hubert Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Orville Freeman
Walter Mondale
Paul Wellstone
Jesse Ventura
Historically progressive
Third party movements
Law and government
Legislature
Executive
Judiciary
Regional government
Federal representation
Gallery of members of the U.S. Senate
Gallery of members of the U.S. House of Representatives
See also
References
External links

Content: Isolationism was strong, Adkins argues, because of the fear that Eastern bankers and industrialists forced the United States into World War I to enlarge their profits. Business fought unions, and the unions fought back, and with the governor on their side unions won some violent battles in the 1930s. In recent decades, however, the liberal coalition has weakened. Labor unions are a shadow of their old strength. Most farmers have left for the towns and especially the Twin Cities, where half the people live. The New Right has mobilized social conservatives, especially those from traditional religious backgrounds, with abortion a furiously contested issue. State government has become much more friendly toward growth and the needs of business entrepreneurship. Environmentalism has split left and right, with the industrial workers in the Up North and Iron Range districts demanding that their jobs be protected from environmentalists. Adkins finds that: What makes the North country valuable to conservationists is the seclusion, beauty, isolation, quiet, clear water, and absence of development.