I live in said state and speaking from personal experience, since before the days of Hubert H Humphrey, Minnesota was staunchly DFL party (Democrat Farm and Labor). In my entire life as a Minnesotan, I have never seen such disunity in the state. With exceptions in both cases, the suburban communities are staunchly Trump. They love the way he flips off and tries to destabilize the Federal Government, taking advice from no one and making no compromises ever. This is a new phenomenon.
The state always had the motto of "Minnesota Nice." But outsiders say "Minnesota Nice = Minnesota Ice" because of the hidden undercurrent of racism and nepotism that exists in the state's government and big businesses. This hidden undercurrent which had always been the counterculture has now become mainstream with certain populations and communities. I fear for Minnesota's future because after
"But with a divided Legislature that has recently failed to agree on how to give away $350 million in federal money to essential workers, it’s possible political gridlock could stymie efforts to spend the surplus on new government programs or pay for tax cuts."
By locking up budget talks, the MN Republicans seek to copy the Federal government (R) plan to obstruct, obstruct, obstruct. No new ideas, only counter ideas. My fear is that we end up with a Republican Governor who will ruin our 7.7 billion dollar surplus. Since the days of Mark Dayton, the Governors of MN (all DFL) have managed billion+ dollar surpluses. We can count on our Republican friends to eliminate this surplus with tax cuts for the wealthy and large corporations until we run a deficit, the blame the DFL. This Republican monster in MN needs to be put down before they gin power, ruin communities, underfund education, and bust unions all over the state. If we go for Trump as President (which they are closer to than just about any other election, the cult of personality will be running the United States into the ground while stuffing the pockets of the 1% and the banks swallowing every ta dollar that isn't nailed down and superglued to the proverbial desk of the government. I fear for my state and have no desire to be in a position to say "I told you so."
