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In Minnesota, many see the move as validation of a leader who never abandoned practical problem-solving for partisan spectacle.

Nationally, strategists are watching his style—measured, coalition-minded, and grounded in everyday concerns—as

a potential model for a fatigued electorate

a potential model for a fatigued electorate. Whether this moment becomes

a turning point in his career or a brief spike in attention will depend on what he does next,