That's DFL speak for "The Iron Range let us down, and we aren't going to win".
The days are gone when the Range dictated how this state leans politically. I think Fritzy the turtle took the urban vote for granted and never even paid attention to outstate MN, except for the range. I heard some blabbler on CBS say that "the Mondale camp was encouraged because Ramsey County votes weren't in". Um, guys? Norm Coleman was the *mayor* of St. Paul which is smack dab in the middle of Ramsey County! Then several minutes after 3am CST, I *swear* I heard CBS call the race for Norm.
I am confident Norm will prevail!