Is Minnesota trending Republican?

[jokerman]

To some degree, progressivism has exhausted itself in Minnesota.  The state has top-notch education and healthcare systems, its civic life is vibrant, and overall governance is active and efficient.  People (especially the suburban middle class) tend to take these things for granted, however, and after the economic troubles pass you could see a swing to the right.  If, furthermore, rural areas were to experience some upsurge of social conservatism then the state as a whole could be favorable to the GOP in the future.