Title: What the Minneapolis protests could mean for Minnesota’s politics - Vox
Headings: The political implications of the Minneapolis protests for Minnesota, explained
The political implications of the Minneapolis protests for Minnesota, explained
Minnesota barely stayed blue in 2016. If there’s a backlash to protests, could it turn red?
Minnesota is a swing state
The swing voters to watch are suburban women
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Content: The breadth of the outrage is a reflection of the changing attitudes about race, and blacks being seen in a much more human way than was historically the case in the US.” Whatever the outcome, how Minnesota votes in 2020 could have profound political implications for the rest of the country. The state has traditionally taken a backseat to its neighbors Wisconsin and Michigan during presidential races. But if Democrats were to lose Minnesota for the first time in nearly 50 years, it could be a tremendous blow to their hopes of retaking the White House. “Minnesota could determine who becomes president if it’s close as 2016,” Jacobs said. If national Democrats get complacent, he added, “it’s a false complacency, Minnesota is quite winnable.” Minnesota is a swing state
Every four years, Minnesota is typically written off as a solidly blue state, compared to the rest of the upper Midwest. There’s a reason for that; the last time Minnesota voted for a Republican presidential candidate, it was Richard Nixon in 1972. But there’s plenty of evidence to suggest the state is turning purple.