It has to do with old depression era politics. Way back then MN had the Democrats, Republicans, and the Farmers-Laborers. Each had about 1/3 of the population. Then the Democrats and F-Ls worked out a merger and took over the state’s politics. At that point 2/3 of the state all fell into the same party which eventually just became the democrats. The democrats in MN are still officially called the DFL.
Honestly, if way back when the Republicans and F-Ls had worked out a merger MN would have been red this whole time. Politics tend to get passed down and old politics die hard.
This. My dad grew up on a farm in the 50's in rural MN and to this day, believes DFL will always watch out for the farmers and the Republicans only care about getting rich. No one can convince him that today's Dem party is NOT the old DFL anymore.
It really is crazy how an old man that grew up on a farm can look at the current elitist SJW democrat party and believe they give a single shit about farmers.
It has to do with old depression era politics. Way back then MN had the Democrats, Republicans, and the Farmers-Laborers. Each had about 1/3 of the population. Then the Democrats and F-Ls worked out a merger and took over the state’s politics. At that point 2/3 of the state all fell into the same party which eventually just became the democrats. The democrats in MN are still officially called the DFL.
Honestly, if way back when the Republicans and F-Ls had worked out a merger MN would have been red this whole time. Politics tend to get passed down and old politics die hard.
This. My dad grew up on a farm in the 50's in rural MN and to this day, believes DFL will always watch out for the farmers and the Republicans only care about getting rich. No one can convince him that today's Dem party is NOT the old DFL anymore.
It really is crazy how an old man that grew up on a farm can look at the current elitist SJW democrat party and believe they give a single shit about farmers.