GET ME REWRITE: With its virulently anti-abortion platform plank, Minnesota Republicans will continue to lose statewide elections

 

Headline:  Minneapolis Star Tribune, 8/26/2023

Election results:  Politico

Republican Scott Jensen now says his campaign-trail promise to ban almost all abortions cost him the 2022 Minnesota governor's race and the issue could hurt future candidates if the party doesn't rethink its strategy. 

At the same time, his running mate, former Vikings player Matt Birk, is redoubling his efforts in the anti-abortion movement, telling activists to not "back down" in a recent op-ed and fundraising blast to raise money for a crisis pregnancy center.

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