From the George Floyd riots to anti-ICE insurrections, what is happening in Minnesota? Why are leftist hordes concentrating their efforts to attack and destroy ICE in this state, as opposed to California or New York? 

Minnesota has always been an odd, progressive political animal, even a little bit loony (the Common Loon is the state bird, by the way). Leftist politics has been at home there longer than most realize.

At the outset, Minnesota welcomed a large swath of Scandinavian and German immigrants, and they brought socialist ideas with them. In fact, most of those settlers were radicals seeking to live out their views, having faced persecution in their home countries. They came to America to establish and roll out their collectivist programs and policies, incorporating them into the state long before socialism gained traction with younger voters today.

This collectivist core shaped Minnesota’s political party structure. The Democratic Party holds a lot of sway in the state, but it's really the Democratic Farm and Labor Party. A more progressive moniker, this liberal movement reflects the more socialist-leaning political program that has been pervasive. 

Of course, it’s not as though Republicans have been shut out of Minnesota politics. Republican governors have been elected in Minnesota, but one of them (Arne Carlson) endorsed Hillary Clinton in 2016. The last Republican Governor, Tim Pawlenty (serving from 2003 to 2011), could have carried the GOP ticket in 2012, but he was too bland for the national conservative grassroots’ interest. What’s worse, according to conservative Minnesotans I have spoken with, he was partly responsible for the increased Somali refugee settlement in the state. Just a few months ago, he faulted President Trump for “stigmatizing Somalis” because of their exposed culture of corruption and violence, plus the lack of assimilation to American views and values.

With Minnesota Republicans like these, who needs Democrats?

The last time the Land of Ten........

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