Well, there really isn't a factual basis for that. His approval rating is high & Minnesota posted a positive population growth in 2023. In the only data I could find on individual counties the population gains between 2000-2022 in Minnesota showed more red counties gained in population than did blue counties. Minnesota has been blue every Presidential election since 1976 and has fluctuated between dominant blue wins like 1996 at16% & 2008 at 11% to very close ones at 2.4% in 2000 & 1.5% in 2016. Point being, I don't think Walz is "driving out Republicans solidifying leftist control". It's been blue, and has been even bluer than it is now before.
Is this a Star-Tribune poll? Even those of us from well outside MN know how badly their polls have skewed to the left?
Now, I doubt he's under water in a moderately leftish state, but it's not as far left as NY or CA. I believe the Ds have a narrow majority in the legislature, and Trump got pretty close in 2016.
He's got a +15 approval rating in the state so I don't think your sentiment is valid.
In part, because he has worked hard to drive out Republicans, thus solidifying leftist control over the state. Think "Curley Effect".
Well, there really isn't a factual basis for that. His approval rating is high & Minnesota posted a positive population growth in 2023. In the only data I could find on individual counties the population gains between 2000-2022 in Minnesota showed more red counties gained in population than did blue counties. Minnesota has been blue every Presidential election since 1976 and has fluctuated between dominant blue wins like 1996 at16% & 2008 at 11% to very close ones at 2.4% in 2000 & 1.5% in 2016. Point being, I don't think Walz is "driving out Republicans solidifying leftist control". It's been blue, and has been even bluer than it is now before.
Is this a Star-Tribune poll? Even those of us from well outside MN know how badly their polls have skewed to the left?
Now, I doubt he's under water in a moderately leftish state, but it's not as far left as NY or CA. I believe the Ds have a narrow majority in the legislature, and Trump got pretty close in 2016.
The favorability rating? That number came from several sources such as Morning Consult & KSTP-TV/SurveyUSA both reporting greater than 10% approvals.