Talk:Politics of Minnesota

Historical figures of note or Democrats of note ?
First I realize anyone can edit wikipedia and if I disagree with stuff I can change it but, outside of Jim Janos (Jesse Venure) everyone on this list as of now is a Democrat. I fully realize the Dems have some giants from Minn especially in the last 60 years but perhaps when people are creating the list they can think back to the 19th and early 20th century. Knute Nelson, Frank B. Kellogg John S. Pillsbury even Harold Stassen (yes he is probably now more famous for running every four years for president ) but he help founded the UN. Smith03 22:06, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I think some of the ones mentioned might be notable enough to have their own little section and picture. Which are household names outside of Minnesota? Appraiser 23:24, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Is it a question of being household name outside the state or people who had a great impact for the state and nation? If we are looking at just people who are just household names I don't think many outside or inside the state of Minnesota today would know who Floyd B Olson was. However Kellogg served as sect of State in 1920 and won a noble prize for peace in 1929 Kellogg-Briand Pact. Pillsbury served as governor of Minnesota and is known as the father of the U of Minnesota for donating money to it to keep it going . Nelson served the people of Minnesota for decades as US Senator and governor. Stassen had a role in the early UN after serving as governor and than resigned the office to serve in the Navy during WWII. Smith03 00:17, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Senate Composition
I would think a note regarding the original structure of the Senate was more like the US Senate with equal representation per county would be helpful. I've been looking for references but no luck yet.

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Historically progressive / more recently a swing state
This analysis seems a bit off, if one looks at United States Congressional Delegations from Minnesota -- it looks like there've been split delegations for the majority of the time since 1950, and if anything the state got less split in the 1990s: Democrats held 6 of 8 Congressional seats from 1993 through 2001, a level of dominance they had never had in earlier decades. --Delirium 02:53, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Minnesota elections
Good source on Minnesota elections and voter participation:  Kablammo (talk) 19:26, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

The phrase "the highest of any U.S. state (with a national average of 60.93%), due in part to its liberal voter registration laws" is asserting a causal relationship that is not supported by a citation. It should be changed to "the highest of any U.S. state (with a national average of 60.93%). Minnesota's voter registration laws are as follows..." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.41.73.247 (talk) 13:15, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

Characterizing the registration laws as liberal should also be cited or removed.Acceptablefalsehoods (talk) 13:21, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

Franken as "historical figure of note"?
Al Franken has yet to be sworn in. We cannot predict how significant he will be. He is now in the news, but it is premature to list him as a "historical figure of note". I have removed him. Kablammo (talk) 01:53, 5 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Please consider including Al Frankin as a senator. 2601:204:C380:2950:28B4:423C:C3F:72F0 (talk) 17:34, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

As mentioned at the top of the page, there are others who could or should be mentioned. If national significance is the test, Henry Sibley can be added to that list. As this is a project of volunteers, he and others will have to await the interest of editors. Whether Jesse Ventura, a one-term governor, should be included, is open to debate. Kablammo (talk) 02:15, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Added POV tag
IMO there are many quotes in "long term trends" section that are biased and do not reference any statistics:

"Business fought unions, and the unions fought back, and with the governor on their side unions won some violent battles in the 1930s" - no mention of what these "battles" are, or why the union side won "with the governer on their side" or "violently"

"Labor unions are a shadow of their old strength" citation needed

"The New Right has mobilized social conservatives, especially those from traditional religious backgrounds, with abortion a furiously contested issue" also completely baseless

"State government has become much more friendly toward growth and the needs of business entrepreneurship" clearly phrased to promote conservative viewpoints as "friendly towards growth" and "the needs of business". Again no specifics given.

This section should be deleted or replaced with a discussion about statistical and demographic trends and voting patterns in Minnesota.

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A lot of Content is Out of Date
There's a lot of references to the 2008 and 2012 election, and the congressional map is not yet updated to the 2020 census and redistricting. A lot of the page needs to be updated to reflect the current political climate in the state. Ejkrause (talk) 20:32, 7 November 2022 (UTC)