Dr Rubrick Biegon discusses ‘Why Minnesota is – and isn’t – a swing state’

Dr Rubrick Biegon discusses Donald Trump’s chances in Minnesota in the US election for the The LSE US Centre’s daily blog on American Politics and Policy.

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump very nearly won in Minnesota, only missing out by 45,000 votes in the state. Rubrick Biegon takes a close look at whether Minnesota should now be considered to be a swing state. He writes that despite Trump’s recent appeals there, the North Star State’s progressive history and present may make a victory for him very difficult this fall.

Read the article at https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2020/05/01/primary-primers-why-minnesota-is-and-isnt-a-swing-state/