Minnesota Republicans claim greatest gains in nation [Mega "Memorial" Mistake]

Minneapolis Star-Tribune ^ | 11-13-02 | Conrad deFiebre

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Minnesota Republicans said Tuesday that they made the greatest election gains of any state party in the nation last week, picking up the governor's and state auditor's offices, one seat each in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House, and 15 seats in the Legislature.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

"...an anti-DFL voter backlash to the politically tinged public memorial held in his honor four days later."

"Politically tinged"?

"Politically charged" is more like it.

[Charles Henrickson]

. . . abolishing the Dep of Education, or repealing Roe v. Wade.

Yeah, real extreme </ sarcasm>. Correcting a couple of recent departures from the Constitution (see the Tenth Amendment).

[Coop]

My only sadness comes with California and with Thune. *sigh*

Add NJ to that list, and I agree.

[eureka!]

Of course, NJ too. *sigh again*

[copycat]

Yeah, real extreme </ sarcasm>. Correcting a couple of recent departures from the Constitution (see the Tenth Amendment).

Hey, I agree with these positions. The government should NOT be in education, and the abortion issue should be decided at the state level.

However, if only 20-30% percent of the population agree with these principles, they are, by definition, on the extremes. Of course, "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice." - Goldwater.

[aardvark1]

That's what you mean by "extremist positions"??!! Let me ask this then: 33% agreement with a position is "extreme" but 34% agreement is okay? Are you saying that only "indys" are not extremists?