Election 2018: Battleground Minnesota

It's official.

One of the key battleground states in Election 2018 for Republicans will be The Land of 10,000 Lakes, Minnesota.

At least three house seats are competitive. President Trump won the districts, even though Clinton carried the state (by just a few thousands votes). One district is likely to flip red next year, since Congressman Tom Waltz is giving up the seat to run for Governor.

Speaking of which ... the Governor's seat is open, and both US Senate seats will be on the ballot in November because Al Franken is resigning.

Can the GOP investment in 2018 put this state into the GOP column in 2020 for President Trump?

Time will tell.

What is it about Minnesota that this state is now on the horizon for the President and for the Republican Party?

1. Public safety. The influx of migrants and refugees, Islamic in background, has brought more danger and upset to this regrion

2. Manufacturing. Jobs are coming back to Minnesota, and Trump has touted helping working people in the state to get back to work and thrive.

3. The state has remained the one state that has evade Republican resurgence the most. Reagan did not win Minnesota. The last time Minnesota went Republican, it happened during Nixon's re-election bid in 1972.

4. Republicans gained control of the state senate in 2016. Incredible but true. Normally, Democrats will sweep or at least do better for legislative seats in a presidential year. Republicans have real momentum in this state, especially now that their partisan leadership have gone on the offensive against lawmakers like Al Franken-groper and others.

Expect lots of time and money going into elections up and down the state next year (which is only two days away!)