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WASHINGTON - Even before President Obama waded through the crowd of members of Congress to begin his State of the Union address, press releases responding to the speech materialized in email inboxes.

DFL Rep. Betty McCollum's response was sent at 8:48 p.m., Washington-time, 12 minutes before the speech was scheduled to begin. Fellow Democrat, Rep. Keith Ellison's response arrived midway through the speech at 9:42 p.m.

In these polarized times, it wasn't hard to predict what would be in the members' responses. Democrats praised the speech while Republicans panned it.

Here are the responses we've received from members of the delegation so far:

3rd District Republican Rep. Erik Paulsen

Nolan ditched the traditional post-State of the Union press release in favor of a video:

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Even before President Obama waded through the crowd of members of Congress to begin his State of the Union address Tuesday night, press releases responding to the speech materialized in email inboxes.

How the delegation responded to the State of the Union

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