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You must have been in the stupid part of Minnesota LOL!

We haven't elected a dem to the Governor's office since 1986. And Tuesday night we elected a new Republican Govenor. We defeated a relic known as Walter Mondale, and in our state legislature, well..read on:

"High tide for Republicans in Legislature
Robert Whereatt
Star Tribune

Published Nov. 7, 2002 LEGI07

The Republican wave that swept across the nation Tuesday also drenched the Minnesota Legislature, increasing GOP numbers in the House and Senate to their highest levels in 30 years.

Republicans will have 82 members in the 134-seat House, increasing their majority by 11 since the end of the 2002 legislative session. And they will hold 31 seats in the Senate, just three short of controlling the 67-member body, something they have never done since legislators began running with party labels in 1972."

http://www.startribune.com/stories/587/3415211.html

There are a lot of good conservative Minnesotan's that are absolutely thrilled with the outcome of the 2002 elections.

You must have been in the stupid part of Minnesota LOL!

You are correct. On the campus of The University of Minnesota.

Honest, I meant no offense! And the U of MN is really a good public university
(My brother got his mastes in Plant Sciences over at the St. Paul campus).

The thing is that most of my couple of weeks in MN were spent at the academic site...
so that's why I stayed up most of Election Night, re-loading the MN Senator race
results on the MN Sec. of State site!
I'd just been exposed to a self-selected bunch of liberal academic
(nice, smart people...and totally confused about politics).

But it's really no different in other parts of the world.
I spent a couple of weeks in England visiting collegues at a major university.

I'd say that in friendly talks at the pub (probably with up to 20 people)
I didn't find anyone who voted for (or had a kind word for) Lady Thatcher.

Congratulations, terilyn, and to all Minnesotans... I wondered about how this midwestern state could have this tradition of bringing socialists and communists like Hubert Humphrey and Walter Mondale (and crazy Republicans like Harold Stassen) to the fore in state/national politics. I remember when Gov. Anderson was sent packing and I thought maybe the state had changed... Glad to hear your report of the GOP sweep!