THE ARCHIVE
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Grandma’s has endured economic downturns that emptied dining rooms across the country. It has survived shifts in tourism patterns, changes in labor laws, rising food costs and the relentless pressure that comes with operating in one of Duluth’s most visible locations.
Strip away the noise, and what remains is a familiar question Minnesota voters answer the same way every cycle: Who can assemble a winning coalition on this map — as it exists, not as either party wishes it existed?
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Klobuchar is not running to rescue a party or reset a narrative. She is running because the existing electoral terrain already fits her strengths. She knows where her votes are. She knows where she must hold ground. And she knows where simply limiting losses is enough.
A release date for Minnesota 2050 will be announced in mid-February. Minnesota 2050 looks at compounding pressures already visible across Minnesota’s cities and regions.
