MN-SEN 2020: Why did Legal Marijuana Now do so well?
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« on: November 19, 2020, 12:03:48 PM »
So Tina Smith underperformed in her Senate race this year, but it looks like that was mostly because Kevin O'Connor, the Legal Marijuana Now Party candidate got almost 6% of the vote, which would typically be votes that go to the Democratic nominee. Why did O'Connor do so well?
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« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2020, 12:04:43 PM »
I'm honestly shocked by how well they did.
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« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2020, 12:04:51 PM »
Quote from: KhanOfKhans on November 19, 2020, 12:03:48 PM
So Tina Smith underperformed in her Senate race this year, but it looks like that was mostly because Kevin O'Connor, the Legal Marijuana Now Party candidate got almost 6% of the vote, which would typically be votes that go to the Democratic nominee. Why did O'Connor do so well?
Keyword, Minnesota, weird stuff always happens there. Those legal weed parties are running left appealing campaigns on behalf of the GOP so they can have a chance to win.
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« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2020, 12:05:58 PM »
If he didn't run, what would Smith have gotten? I would guess it would be about a 52/46 race.
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« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2020, 12:08:10 PM »
The race wasn't treated as competitive by most involved parties so a lot of voters felt free to back third parties.

Poor Lewis got shunned for John James who didn't even match the average Congressional R overperformance.
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« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2020, 12:11:55 PM »
Collin Peterson also would have kept it in single digits if not for Legal Marijuana and Grassroots parties.
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« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2020, 12:30:36 PM »
Because MN voters love third party.
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« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2020, 12:38:32 PM »
Minneapolis hipsters still vote all liberal all the time, just not always for the DFL.
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