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It turns out that murdering people on the streets and showing up at protesters' homes to threaten them is not a good political strategy. An NYT article reports that Republicans are no longer feeling so confident after all the UCE attacks. As an aside, this article was on the front digital page for about an hour early this morning and then moved off. Even the Times too often slants headlines and buries articles critical of Trump policies.

"A scandal over fraud in social service programs had become the dominant issue, threatening to tank Gov. Tim Walz’s bid for a third term and drag down fellow Democrats in this year’s midterm elections. A large slate of Republicans running for governor saw a chance for their party to win a statewide race for the first time in 20 years.

Only a few months later, the political landscape looks far different. The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the region has upended the policy debate as state lawmakers begin a new session in the Capitol. And Governor Walz, facing mounting criticism over the fraud scandal, including from the White House, ended his re-election campaign, paving the way for another Democrat, Senator Amy Klobuchar, to run for governor.

“If wrecking the G.O.P. brand in Minnesota was the Trump administration’s actual assignment, then A-plus, 10 out of 10 execution,” said Chris Madel, a prominent defense lawyer who suspended his campaign for governor as a Republican last month, citing his outrage over the conduct of immigration agents during the federal surge."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/us/minnesota-politics-immigration-crackdown.html?unlocked_article_code=1.N1A.k7M5.wWGnmLe8tiuM&smid=url-share