{"id":1032039,"date":"2024-05-18T13:43:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T13:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1032039"},"modified":"2024-05-23T19:54:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:54:33","slug":"minnesota-gop-falls-apart-as-they-fall-in-line-with-trumps-extremism-at-state-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/minnesota-gop-falls-apart-as-they-fall-in-line-with-trumps-extremism-at-state-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota GOP Falls Apart As They Fall in Line with Trump\u2019s Extremism at State Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Following the Minnesota GOP bending the knee to Donald Trump and his extreme, anti-freedom agenda at their state convention, <\/em>DNC spokesperson Stephanie Justice<\/em><\/strong> released the following statement:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy inviting Donald Trump to headline their state convention, Minnesota GOP leaders demonstrated once again that they are spineless supporters of Trump and his dangerous agenda to dismantle democracy and rip away Minnesotans\u2019 freedoms. As the Minnesota GOP continues an embarrassing losing streak statewide and struggles to keep infighting at bay, they\u2019re only digging themselves into a deeper hole by continuing to bow down to Trump. Minnesotans have rejected Trump and the GOP time and time again, and they\u2019ll rebuff them once more in November.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Minnesota GOP simply cannot rein in infighting with the MAGA takeover of its party \u2013 proving that it’s far too disjointed to make headway in the electorate.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Star Tribune<\/a>: \u201cEven when control of the Legislature was at stake, Minnesota Republicans could not stop fighting each other.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minnesota Reformer<\/a>: \u201cA contingent of right-wing Republicans wants to remove the leaders of the Minnesota Republican Party, including Chair David Hann, at the Dec. 9 meeting of the State Central Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe insurgent group claims Hann failed to responsibly manage GOP resources and maximize support for 2022 candidates, contributing to a dismal election for Republicans in which Democrats won a trifecta.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Minnesota GOP is still reeling from a humiliating statewide losing streak and devastating 2022 election results.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minnesota Reformer<\/a>: \u201cMinnesota Republicans haven\u2019t won a statewide race since 2006, and thus far they have failed to recruit a serious 2024 challenger against U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar \u2014 likely because candidates don\u2019t want to play the part of the sacrificial lamb.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CBS<\/a>: \u201cBut Republicans not only lost the governor and secretary of state races, they also lost two races they thought they could win: the attorney general’s race and the race for state auditor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven worse, Republicans lost control of the Minnesota Senate, giving the DFL a rare trifecta — control of both houses of the legislature and the governor’s Office.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Following the Minnesota GOP bending the knee to Donald Trump and his extreme, anti-freedom agenda at their state convention, DNC spokesperson Stephanie Justice released the following statement: \u201cBy inviting Donald Trump to headline their state convention, Minnesota GOP leaders demonstrated once again that they are spineless supporters of Trump and his dangerous agenda to dismantle […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1032039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMinnesota GOP Falls Apart As They Fall in Line with Trump\u2019s Extremism at State Convention - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/minnesota-gop-falls-apart-as-they-fall-in-line-with-trumps-extremism-at-state-convention\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-05-18T13:43:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-23T19:54:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?w=1024\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/minnesota-gop-falls-apart-as-they-fall-in-line-with-trumps-extremism-at-state-convention\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/minnesota-gop-falls-apart-as-they-fall-in-line-with-trumps-extremism-at-state-convention\/\",\"name\":\"Minnesota GOP Falls Apart As They Fall in Line with Trump\u2019s Extremism at State Convention - 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