Last November 5 was the

Last November 5 was the worst election day Minnesota’s Democratic party had seen since 1978, the year of the so-called “Minnesota massacre.” Today’s Star Tribune carries a story about the soul-searching going on among party ranks: “Dejected DFL picks up pieces, tries to regroup.” One of the party activists quoted in the piece recalls this inspirational bit of advice provided by the late Senator Paul Wellstone: “OK, we gotta figure out what to do and start doing it.” If the article is to be trusted, it does not sound like they have made much progress getting to stage one yet.

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