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A friend of the blog emails:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Delano parade on the 4th is always a big thing. Lots of fire trucks, bands, small town celebration royalty, and usually, lots of politicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now I know this fall is an “off year”, and I awas in a generally red leaning county, but there were no Democrats in the parade. US Rep Emmer, Mn Rep Joe MacDonald, and Mn Sen Bruce Anderson were the only politicians. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No Amy, no Tina, no Tim, no Keith, no one locally. All of them usually have people in the parade because it’s one of the state’s biggest parades. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Were they just that tired from spending that much money?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Back about 10 years ago, the management at AM1280 sent Ed Morrissey and I to a lot <\/em>of county fairs to do live broadcasts. Ramsey, Anoka, Washington, Dakota, maybe some I’ve forgotten. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also usually work Game Fair as a volunteer for the MN Gun Owners Caucus (join now,<\/a> if you haven’t!) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it was always a chuckling point – the DFL presence, if any, would be a wan volunteer in a sad little booth, wilting from the heat and humidity and lack of interest. Even in election years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ll note that each of those areas have gone appreciably more DFL over the years – except for Ramco, which is largely a one-party county. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think the DFL realized something back in the 2000s: the hoi polloi <\/em>are meaningless to them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their votes come from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n