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Minnesota Democrat's retirement provides GOP with pickup opportunity
CNN ^ | February 9, 2018

Posted on 02/09/2018 3:16:02 PM PST by SMGFan

Minnesota Democratic Rep. Rick Nolan announced Friday he won't seek re-election, handing Republicans a rare opportunity to pick up a seat this fall. "There is a time and a purpose for everything and now is the time for me to pass the baton to the next generation," Nolan said in a statement. Nolan won re-election by about 2,000 votes in 2016, but northeastern Minnesota's 8th District is Donald Trump country: The President won the district by 16 percentage points over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. That was an incredible 22-point swing for the GOP over the 2012 election results, when Barack Obama won the district by six points.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: 2018midterms; minnesota; mn2018; ricknolan
Rick who?
1 posted on 02/09/2018 3:16:02 PM PST by SMGFan
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To: SMGFan

More likely he is not seeking reelection due to being a sexual predator.


2 posted on 02/09/2018 3:20:02 PM PST by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
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To: SMGFan

We must get some strong candidates running for office. From the military, industry, or good local politicians - but we some who love the country and conservationism above fame and fortune.


3 posted on 02/09/2018 3:22:30 PM PST by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said theoal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: elpadre
Pete Stauber, retired law enforcement, is the Republican candidate in the 8th district, and was polling well against Nolan.

This is a good opportunity for a GOP pickup.

4 posted on 02/09/2018 3:32:58 PM PST by daler
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To: SMGFan

5 posted on 02/09/2018 3:33:34 PM PST by 11th_VA (People who deny reality often do not live to regret it.)
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To: 11th_VA

I ignored the video playing at CNN


6 posted on 02/09/2018 3:34:49 PM PST by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is on twitter @SarahMGellar)
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To: daler

The RNC should identify people like Stauber and work to get him elected. They are good at raising money and should be wise in spending it on winners.


7 posted on 02/09/2018 3:38:10 PM PST by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said theoal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: tennmountainman

Or because he’s getting to be in his late 70s. Sometimes it’s just time to go home.


8 posted on 02/09/2018 4:20:11 PM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: tennmountainman

And the GOP will find a way to screw it up AGAIN. We have a couple elections on Monday and I can’t wait to hear the handwringing saying, “oh but it is only 1 election” that we hear weekly.

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/12/04/schoen-cornish-special-election-date


9 posted on 02/09/2018 4:25:43 PM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: SMGFan

Don’t care about “Rick who”. I’m surprised that there are area of Marxist Minnesota that aren’t red havens and jihadist territory, given the history of the state.


10 posted on 02/09/2018 7:58:01 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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