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Perhaps no Republican could have won the U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota during a blue wave, and some in the GOP praise Michele Tafoya.

But critics argue Tafoya hurt herself -- and did not play to her strengths -- by not engaging with Minnesota enough.

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Perhaps no Republican could have won the U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota during a blue wave, and some in the GOP praise Michele Tafoya.

But critics argue Tafoya hurt herself -- and did not play to her strengths -- by not engaging with Minnesota enough.

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Tafoya went stretches of the general election without open-press campaign events, one time 55 days without hosting media. She organized no rallies of her own and held no town halls.

“The next step was to make folks feel like she was one of them."

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The NRSC said it did $1.6 million in coordinated spending, but with national leaders focused elsewhere, the financial cavalry never really arrived for Tafoya, either.

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Inbox: Minnesota Senate Republicans have chosen Jordan Rasmusson from Fergus Falls as the GOP's next minority leader. That's a change from Mark Johnson of East Grand Forks after big losses to the Senate GOP ranks.

Minnesota Republicans had a strong slate of candidates and wiped out anyways. Some in the GOP sound off about why, and what's next.

“To me it’s very clear this is a rejection of one man and his behaviors and policies,” said Anoka Sen. Jim Abeler.

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The Minnesota GOP simply cannot survive the ongoing wipeout in Hennepin County. Then there's also Ramsey and Dakota. Kinda simple as that, no?

"Hennepin County alone gave [Klobuchar] an advantage larger than all of Demuth’s counties combined."

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Republicans are reckoning with what they could have done — if anything — to avoid midterm losses and whether they need a top-to-bottom revamp in left-leaning Minnesota. Some Republicans laid the blame solely with Trump. w/@walkerorenstein startribune.com/minnesota-elec…

Gov.-elect Amy Klobuchar promised a sweeping reset of state government on Wednesday, pledging to launch a “top-to-bottom” audit of agencies on her first day in office while announcing a transition team that will help set up her administration. startribune.com/amy-klobuchar-…

Everything you could possibly want to know about Flanagan’s win in one map: startribune.com/everything-to-…

In the "land doesn't vote" department: startribune.com/everything-to-…

(This is winner margin by precinct, in percentage points)

Opinion | Minnesota Republicans didn’t just lose an election. They’ve lost their way. (By Amy Frederiksen)

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a little extra reason to smile at the rink

New: With 99% of precincts reporting, Democrat Jake Johnson has taken a 321-vote lead over GOP U.S. Rep. Brad Finstad in Minnesota’s 1st District.

Democrats are winning in some ancestral DFL places in Greater Minnesota like Cloquet & Winona.

Looks Republicans losing a fair number of seats in the state Senate: startribune.com/live-minnesota…

STORY: Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan won Minnesota’s U.S. Senate election on Tuesday, as voters picked a progressive Democrat who ran as a foil to President Donald Trump and campaigned on lowering prices and establishing universal health coverage.

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Michele Tafoya’s fraud focus was not enough in a state that hasn’t sent a Republican to the U.S. Senate since 2002.

Especially on a night when Democrats clobbered the GOP in a national blue wave, reflecting voter anger at Trump and his economy.

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NEW: The Associated Press has called Minnesota's governor and U.S. Senate races for Democrats Amy Klobuchar and Peggy Flanagan after results came in from Hennepin County.

Our election results here:

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