People have been talking about Republicans taking a Minnesota senate seat for years and it hasn't happened yet. And I don't see Minnesota being all that vulnerable in 2020. The 2018 elections didn't result in any increase in Republican congressional seats or a pick up of either senate seat. Smith won by over 10 points.
“The 2018 elections didn’t result in any increase in Republican congressional seats...”
Actually, the GOP picked up two House seats in Minnesota - the 1st in southern Minnesota and the 8th in northeastern Minnesota. Both seats were pickups from the Dems.
The 1st was a lot closer than it needed to be and the now incumbent there (Hagedorn) will have to work hard to solidify his hold on that seat.
The 8th was not close. The GOP incumbent (Stauber) had great name ID up there and the Dems nominated possibly their worst candidate.