Feeling Minnesota (Midwest Blue State Turns Purple Alert)

National Review ^ | 9/16/2008 | Mark Hemingway

[goldstategop]

Minnesota may not be trending Red. But its definitely feeling Purple. A longtime Midwest Blue State is now "in play."

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[TheWasteLand]

Interesting that they credit Saddleback for it (if only Obama the chicken had agreed to town halls, this thing would be over). I would think Palin’s hockey mom street cred will help down the stretch in Minnesota as well.

[50cal Smokepole]

Wisconsin is also trending that way. Last I heard is that Palin, er, McCain-Palin was with the margin of error. FWIW...which ain't much.

[Maine Mariner]

Also, there is still many German Catholic pro-life voters in the St Cloud area. It is unlikely that many of them will vote for Obama.

[50cal Smokepole]

was with = was within
Sheez. [SLAP!]

[downwdims]

McCain/Palin will be here on Friday!

[Ciexyz]

kewl!

[SERKIT]

In the stronghold state of Illinois, no one is watching Barry's decline in the polls. This may be a bellwether example of Barry's losses.

http://www.pollster.com/polls/il/08-il-pres-ge-mvo.php

The above poll has not been updated since the wave of Gov Palin came on strong. Barry may well be below 50% in Illinois, but no one is noticing.

If the Indies and disenchanted DEMS are switching sides and since both King Richard of Chicago and Gov Blow-Dry-o-Vich have been relatively kind to Gov Palin, I think Illinois could surprise people.

[Fred Hayek]

I would credit the following:
1) Nominate Palin has likely gone a long way with blue collar, social conservative, and pro-life voters. A perfect counter to Obama’s northeast elitism.
2) Let’s not forget what also happened at the RNC - Democrats behaving badly. The big reason why Norm Coleman beat Fritz Mondale in 1992. There are a lot of DFL’ers in Minnesota, but they do not reward this behavior. In the long run, it will be the looney left wing of the Democratic Party’s undoing. Old Hubert threw the Commies out of the DFL, but this time the Commies have big money backing - unless sugar daddy George Soros lost his shirt recently (gloatgloatgloat, OK I know only class warfare DUmmies are supposed to do that. Ah what the heck, gloatgloatgloat.).

[HD1200]

In MN, I work in an office of 50 outdoors loving people and I think there are a total of maybe 5 Obama supporters in that 50.

[Chet 99]

lots of Hockey Moms in MN

[Robert A Cook PE]

The state may not be “inplay” - but like NY and NJ, it forces Obama-and-whatshitsname to spend money and effort in places they used to feel were “in the bag”

[GOP_Raider]

Maybe I’m being pessimistic, but it’s almost as though these state polls are saying to the Dims that “okay, this is how many votes we need to manufacture to win in these parts of the country”.

[Bush Revolution]

Bush barely lost WI in 2004, it could happen.

[Cobra64]

That would be something to see Hussein-islamic-terroist-mole Obama lose his own state.

[itsPatAmerican]

saying to the Dims that “okay, this is how many votes we need to manufacture to win in these parts of the country”.
I know, right? I totally agree. Seems they always do that.

[Still Thinking]

The only state Walter Mondale could carry is in play??

[NordP]

WELL... Purple IS our color, after all...

Stunning!

[NordP]

And many of us with the same accent! God Love Her!!!

[mimaw]

Bush won Wi. both times. McCain will too . Unfortunately not by enough to overcome the voter fraud here. It's pathetic here.