Support in metro areas helped Sanders, Rubio win in Minnesota

Among the Republican establishment in Washington desperate to defeat Donald Trump, one thought must come to mind after Trump’s string of victories on Super Tuesday: If only the rest of America were more like Minnesota.

The state’s suburban, college-educated Republicans handed Florida Sen. Marco Rubio his first and, so far, only victory in his pursuit of the GOP nomination for president.

“Hopefully, we’ll show we have some more thoughtful voters,” Dianne Robinson, a Burnsville Republican, said on caucus night, fearing the rise of Trump. She declined to say whom she supports.

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