No. It did not confuse me and I think it is stated just fine. It states that the state’s voters picked the Dem nominee for the White House since 1972, which is stated perfectly clearly. No where does it state or mislead anyone to think the voters of Minn have chosen the winner since 1972. It states the voters chose the Dem nominee. That means the voters chose Hillary in 2016, Obama in 2008 and 2012, John Kerry in 2004, etc, etc. Not sure why you are confused.
I wasn't confused. It is just the first sentance is badly worded. It says :
Minnesotans have picked the Democratic nominee for the White House in every election since 1972.
Which is very clear. But then they go on to say :
Trump, who lost the state by just 1.5 percentage points in 2016, believes he can end that streak.
Which by itself is fine, also. It means that Trump is going to end the streak of loosing Minn. But when you put the two together, that streak could be interpreted as referring to the streak of them choosing the Dem nominee because the only streak mentioned is the one of them choosing the nominee since 1972. Loosing a state by 1.5 points in one election, is not a streak. A streak requires something happening more than once.It should have been written as :
Minnesotans have picked the Democratic nominee for the White House in every election since 1972. Trump, who lost the state by just 1.5 percentage points in 2016, believes he can change that.