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Minnesota has been historically a [[Democratic]] state. They have not gone Republican in a Presidential election since [[Richard Nixon]] in 1972. However, in the 2010 elections, Republicans won a majority of both chambers of the Minneota Legislature for the first itme since 1970. The 2008 Republican National Convention was held in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Minnesota has been historically a [[Democratic]] state. They have not gone Republican in a Presidential election since [[Richard Nixon]] in 1972. However, in the 2010 elections, Republicans won a majority of both chambers of the Minneota Legislature for the first itme since 1970. The 2008 Republican National Convention was held in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Minnesota is the only state in the Union in which the national Democratic Party actually is represented by the state-level [[Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party]] (DFL). All Democratic politicians in and from Minnesota work under the DFL header, though since the loss of manufacturing jobs to [[China]] and growth of [[agribusiness] this now is more an issue of tradition than actual meaning.
Minnesota is the only state in the Union in which the national Democratic Party actually is represented by the state-level [[Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party]] (DFL). All Democratic politicians in and from Minnesota work under the DFL header, though since the loss of manufacturing jobs to [[China]] and growth of [[agribusiness]] this now is more an issue of tradition than actual meaning.
After 63 years of virtually uninterrupted [[Minneapolis]] [[Democrat]] mayors, one of whom became [[Vice President]] during the [[Civil Rights movement]], the Democratic veto-proof city council finally admitted in 2020 to the [[systemic racism]] of the Minneapolis Police Department. Under Democratic leadership, Minneapolis is known to have one of the most institutionally [[racist]] police departments in the [[United States]].<ref>http://archive.is/csfbU</ref>
After 63 years of virtually uninterrupted [[Minneapolis]] [[Democrat]] mayors, one of whom became [[Vice President]] during the [[Civil Rights movement]], the Democratic veto-proof city council finally admitted in 2020 to the [[systemic racism]] of the Minneapolis Police Department. Under Democratic leadership, Minneapolis is known to have one of the most institutionally [[racist]] police departments in the [[United States]].<ref>http://archive.is/csfbU</ref>