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What do you consider "progressive"? Why doesn't MN have recreational use if you consider them more progressive than CO, which does?
Ok, here's a couple reasons off the top.
I believe the Minneapolis parkway system to be one of the most impressive park systems in the country, where what would be premier lakefront property is shared entirely by the public. Now Denver is no slouch, but not in the same league.
On another note, one only needs to look at Minnesota's elected politicians over the decades to see the states political leanings. Conversely Colorado was considered a reliable Red state until around the mid 90's.
Just for fun, take a look at the 1984 election return map, you'll get my point.
Well, the three sides of Denver that aren't mountains are literally barren wastelands.
But you got one side with world class beauty. It's a global tourist destination year round. That trumps anything MN or the Midwest has in natural beauty.
Twin Cities is the better metro but Denver has close proximity to the mountains and better weather overall. Honestly though the Twin Cities is one of the best overall metros in the US for livability, education, employment, parks and recreation etc. It's a very well-run metro overall. It's the winters that keep it from exploding.
One can make the argument that the winters in the Twin Cities is an advantage.
I believe the Minneapolis parkway system to be one of the most impressive park systems in the country, where what would be premier lakefront property is shared entirely by the public. Now Denver is no slouch, but not in the same league.
On another note, one only need to look at Minnesota's elected politicians over the decades to see it's political leanings. Conversely Colorado was considered a reliable Red state until around the mid 90's.
Just for fun, take a look at the 1984 election return map, you'll get my point.
Colorado has been a purple state politically for decades, maybe forever. 1984, LOL! Funny you would pick a year that the Democratic candidate was from MN to give as an example. No one liked him except you guys and the crooks in DC. Colorado has a Democratic governor in his second term. He replaced a Democratic governor. In the 36 years I've lived here, we've had one Republican governor, who had two terms. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Colorado
I agree that autumns and summers in Minnesota are nice. I've never been there during winter but I will next year for St. Paul Winter Carnival during the weekend of Feb. 3-5.
Winter is an advantage for the Twin Cities because it will not grow too fast and become too crowded.
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And the autumns.
