there are signs the state is changing, perhaps following wisconsin, michigan, iola, other midwest statesand flipping republican. and there are signs that part of what happened in 2018 is clinton ran a very bad campaign in the state did we have lots of evidence going in a variety of directions. but i think we can make the argument that, given the flipping back and forth in control of legislatures, given the fact that we have regional areas of support for democrats and republicans, we have clearly become a more purple state than most listeners or viewers with ink minnesota is. why do so many sitting house members think now is a good time to run for higher office? guest: look at someone like keith ellison, who we did not talk about before. keith ellison representing minneapolis in terms of the fifth congressional district. he saw himself, perhaps, as still being in the minority in the u.s. house of representatives, even though he was certain to win reelection, and decided to flip to run for attorney general. that is one occasion. you have someone like rick nolan. he decided to run for lieut