You've all heard the phrase Minnesota nice.

I've lived in Minnesota for the last 25 years, maybe more than that.

It's becoming less nice.

And I mean, a lot less nice.

And I don't want to pick on just Minnesota here, but I want to use it as an example of where we are

as a nation. If Minnesota is any kind of representation of the Midwest, of the way that people

view each other, of the way that people talk to each other, of the way that there may be

corruption in the government.

This is just one of 50 states,

and I don't believe it's the only one.

But today, I'll use it as my example.

Welcome to Minnesota Not So Nice.

Welcome to the Michelle Tofoya podcast.

So I've lived in Minnesota for, wow, it's going on 30 years now.

It's hard to believe.

I was born and raised in California, for those of you that may know that or don't know that.

And I've been here and raised my family here.

And I thought that I had landed in a spot that, you know, certainly I met my husband.

I love my family.

I love my friends here.

But certain things are happening in Minnesota that really concern me.

And that this place that I had grown really fond of is becoming so liberal. I would say on the verge of leftism. No, not on the

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