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'Moment in history': Demuth rallies GOP crowd after Election Day polls close

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Gubernatorial candidate Lisa Demuth speaks to the crowd gathered at the Minnesota Republican Party’s election night party in Bloomington pm Tuesday.
Ben Hovland | MPR News

As the election night polls closed in Minnesota Tuesday, statewide Republican candidates took the stage at a watch party in Bloomington to rally the crowd.

“This is a moment in history we’ve all been waiting for,” Republican gubernatorial candidate Lisa Demuth told the crowd.

The mood shifted from cautiously optimistic to nervousness as partygoers watched Fox News report Democrats winning congressional seats in other states.