(This appears off-topic, but I'll get to the business issue.)
The land of 10,000 lakes was once a pretty normal place. The Twin Cities were
always liberal, but they were balanced politically by the small towns and the farming community. But, as agriculture changed and the cities grew, the state became more liberal. When that happens, voters tend to elect people with room temperature IQs. The stupid people take over, and we are seeing the result.
One of the contributors to this trend is the dominant newspaper, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Working in concert with the dominant talk radio station, WCCO, the news that Minnesotans get is very slanted and hides most negative news about democrats.
But there's a funny free enterprise side to this story. The Star-Tribune has helped turn Minnesota into an anti-business, high-tax state, and now they have to take their business elsewhere. The newspaper is closing its Minneapolis printing plant and moving its printing operationacross the border to Iowa, laying off 125 people in Minneapolis.
Good job, Star-Tribune, you helped destroy a perfectly good economy, and now you're trying to sneak out the back door.
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Why has Minnesota always leaned liberal? The early immigrants and leaders of the state were from northern Europe. They brought their politics with them. Classic Viking surnames once dominated the phone book. Years back, I took a walking tour of Copenhagen, and the architecture was identical to the older parts of Minneapolis.
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