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presidential elections. next, we talk with minnesota public radio about the changing electorate and what it could mean for 2020. we've seen int minnesota the last few years is a state that has been pretty reliably democratic, especially when you look at how the state voted for presidential candidates become more purple. hillary clinton barely one minnesota 2016 -- barely won minnesota in 2016. i think you need to look at it couple congressional districts to see where this change is happening. the first is the east district, north of here in the duluth area . duluth is becoming a more progressive series, whereas the rest of what we call the in range, where iron mining has been a big industry for so long,

that is becoming increasingly red and they just recently elected their first republican candidate to the house of representatives for the first time in a long time. down here in the first ingressional district rochester, over the last decade, we have elected democrat tim walz. he's now our governor. one reason he decided not to run was this district voted for donald trump and 2016 and he barely won his reelection. in 2018, the district barely elected a republican candidate who is now in the house of representatives. the result of the joint 16 presidential election in terms of how they resonated the minnesota really depends on who you're asking. in my area, down here in you drive any direction you will still see trump signs. because of the strong agricultural community in southeast minnesota, a lot of

these farmers have been hit hard by some of these trade fights the trump administration has been involved in, and yet when you talk to these farmers they will still say, we will take pain in the short term, for what is hopefully a long-term gain. played out as an interesting policy to see how people are thinking about the presidency. the chances they will vote for him again, even if they are frustrated with them of the policies. i think the impact of the 2016 toction really came down race by race. in northern minnesota you have a solidly blue district in the duluth area, go for a republican for the first time in a very long time. down here was a different dynamic, but in the twin cities -- elect a elect very progressive members of congress, ilhan omar being one

of them. she aligned yourself with a group of young, very progressive members of congress with the green new deal and that sort of thing. two things really come out to me when i look at the election of ilhan omar. first of all, we see democrats in minnesota electing someone to congress who is on the extreme end of progresses. i would also say it represents a watershed moment in what minnesota looks like, how diverse we are becoming. the twin cities is a hub for refugees, especially somali-american's. rochester, we have a lot of somali americans living in this part of the world. i think the fact that she was elected weeks to the fact that a force in this state. minnesotans are notoriously life.ted to civic we have a voter turnout that exceeds many leases in the

nation even in primaries. my recollection was the 2018 primary turnout was high. i am sure it will motivate people to get out to the polls. stand before you as the first woman elected to the united states senate from the state of minnesota. to announce my candidacy for president of the united states. of the things to know about senator amy klobuchar is she has been incredibly popular in the state of minnesota. her approval rating has always been very high and that has not changed said she started to run for president. my guess is a lot of democrats minnesota are very supportive of her running because she's well-liked. the big question is whether her career so far representing minnesota is something that appeals to democrats more widely.

the criticism locally of her is she is two-faced. she has not taken on really challenging issues and she has been dismissive of big ideas that you hear democrats talking about. but then again, you talk to other democrats and you might say she is the perfect candidate because she can bridge the divide between the coasts and middle america. she can play well with blue-collar voters we may be lost into president donald trump. she may be the perfect candidate to bridge that gap. it will depend who shows up on primary day and who they are looking for. minnesota's primary is march 3. i think having it march 3 puts minnesota at the front end up deciding who the democratic candidate will be. buying it's certainly things up earlier in the process. we have long drawn out caucuses in the summer previously and i think that created some party i think itnd

definitely motivates people to get out a little bit earlier as well. my sense about minnesota's interest in the presidential campaign is it would be high even if amy klobuchar were not on the ticket because they are interested in how president donald trump will fare, whether he will have another four years or not, and then minnesotans love to vote. i am sure they will be out there in droves. the issue i care most about from minnesotans is health care. i think one reason that is is we actually have a very robust health care system in minnesota. we have private insurance, major hospitals, not just the mayo clinic, but others, but we also have a pretty strong health care safety net. we expanded medicaid under obamacare and we have a third program that is a step below commercial health insurance, but

a step above medicaid. what that has created is a fair amount of questioning around how health costs to get care, especially in southern minnesota were you have the mayo clinic driving a lot of the prices. people see themselves paying higher premiums. that is created a fair amount of frustration. i will be watching was closely my district, the southern district. we barely elected a republican in 2018 and the year before that we barely elected a democrat. will win onins here the margins and is a good indicator of how the rest of the state will go. i think it can be a bellwether for how other midwestern states will express their vote. if minnesota votes for someone in the primary who's a little