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Photos: Campaign 2012 in Minnesota

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St. Cloud marriage amendment
The 2012 elections are, in many ways, a referendum on President Barack Obama's last four years in office. Here, a home on Clearwater Road in St. Cloud displays signs aimed critically at the president, and also supporting the proposed voter ID and marriage amendments and the on Oct. 11, 2012.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson

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Marriage amendment debate
From left, Rev. Jerry McAfee of New Salem Missionary Baptist Church; Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage; MPR's Kerri Miller, Bishop Gene Robinson, Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire; and Sarah Walker, board member of Minnesotans United for All Families debate the proposed amendment to define marriage as between one man and one woman Nov. 1, 2012, at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn.
MPR photo/Tom Campbell
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St. Cloud marriage amendment
The 2012 elections are, in many ways, a referendum on President Barack Obama's last four years in office. Here, a home on Clearwater Road in St. Cloud displays signs aimed critically at the president, and also supporting the proposed voter ID and marriage amendments and the on Oct. 11, 2012.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson
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Dwarfed by an image of Romney
He tried in vain to move from the Minnesota governor's office to the White House, but former GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty fell by the wayside during primary season. Here, he takes the stage to back his former rival, Mitt Romney, for the nomination during the third day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.
Win McNamee/Getty Images