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Minneapolis Isn’t Who We Are. But It’s Who We Can Be Again.

Hope isn’t naïve. It’s the choice to believe that “this isn’t who we are” can still become “this is who we chose to be.”

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Searching for Hope
Jan 25, 2026
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Trygve Olson is a strategist, pro-democracy fighter and a founding Lincoln Project advisor. Subscribe to his Searching for Hope Substack.

The cold of -14 below zero hit my face as I walked out of the plane yesterday at Minneapolis–St. Paul airport, and I immediately felt at ease. My life’s journey has taken me around the world, and no matter where the re…

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Strategist. Pro-democracy fighter. Father. Wisconsinite. Green Bay Packers owner. Founding Lincoln Project advisor. Girl Dad, who writes about democracy, life lessons, and strategy, because we all need hope.
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