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Eric J in MN

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3. Getting the DFL endorsement

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2018, 05:50 PM

Nov 2018

...didn’t cause Erin Murphy to win the gubernatorial primary.

It may not have caused her daughter to win the MN-8 primary, either.

Maybe her daughter was more electable and should have been chosen by primary voters; I didn’t follow that primary.

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The 8th District [View all] question everything Nov 2018 OP

Heard the same story from Wellstone ruled Nov 2018 #1

That letter is ill-advised. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2018 #2

Getting the DFL endorsement Eric J in MN Nov 2018 #3

After she didn't get the endorsement, she withdrew from the race. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2018 #4

Then her mother should tell her not to drop out next time Eric J in MN Nov 2018 #5

Indeed. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2018 #8

That's how we do it in Minnesota. Scruffy1 Nov 2018 #6

The DFLer won the Range except for 5B, which is oddly drawn and trends R. The bigger issue is the WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2018 #7

And yet, Walz carried it, against Johnson - a Trump supporter question everything Nov 2018 #9

No, Klobuchar is the only statewide candidate who won the 8th. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2018 #10

This is the map that I have been seeing question everything Nov 2018 #11

How would that map show that Walz won the 8th? WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2018 #12

My mistake. It always warms my heart when I see this vast area of blue at the arrowhead question everything Nov 2018 #13