interesting, people are looking at the prognosticators, how did they get it wrong? they got it wrong because the facts were different. donald trump victory margin and who put him in office changed the map. tell us how. well, that blue law that we ve been talking about for all of these weeks is what was supposed to protect clinton and protect her victory, he changed the map. he did all of these things that he told us that he was going to do. he made that argument over and over again that there was this secret army of trump voters out there that was not being reflected in the polls. and all of that came true last night. it s just really amazing, you know, for many weeks before this election, he was out there talking about how this was going to be brexit plus, plus, plus, brexit times ten. he was going to shock the nation. and he did by moving into those rust belt states, and turning states like wisconsin and michigan that, until this weekend, were not even really on
fargo has a unique challenge when it comes to hiring staff to fill those weekend shifts. the city has low unemployment which means some positions actually sit empty. we have a tight labor market in the state of north dakota and the fargo region. so it s hard to find people that would want to work on sundays. that s been a concern as well. another challenge for sunday retailers is north dakota s blue law. it prevents businesses from opening until noon on sundays. but it s actually less restrictive now than it s been in years passed. for a time it was actually not legal for businesses to be open in north dakota on sundays. knowing that old habits die hard, the retailers who do open on sundays say it s better than nothing. they also realize they have to commit to their hours for at least two years to get people used to the idea of shopping on sundays. if you are interested, this isn t a short-term buy-in. you have to stay committed over
the corner or walmart are protecting themselves just like bootleggers work the bootleggers were making money. it s a powerful coalition. here s another blue law. in some states you may not sell stuff on thanksgiving. that ban may have led to some of the craziness that s happened on the next day, the big shopping day often called black friday. to get around some of this badness some stores started opening early. but thanksgiving is a day we re supposed to be with our family. maine massachusetts it is illegal to be open on thanksgiving. people have this temptation to let work crowd out all the other thins that matter. family, faith. and they have to be told again and again knock it off. you think people are lazy but
i mean, i just don t get it. i can t imagine that family dynamic. people working in those blue law states are saying at least i can enjoy thanksgiving. that s right. but that s why they have borders to other states. yeah. all right. thanks, guys. appreciate it. happy thanksgiving. have a great and safe thanksgiving out there, everyone. thanks for watching. [ male announcer ] this december, experience the gift of true artistry
i mean, i just don t get it. i can t imagine that family dynamic. people working in those blue law states are saying at least i can enjoy thanksgiving. that s right. but that s why they have borders to other states. yeah. all right. thanks, guys. appreciate it. happy thanksgiving. have a great and safe thanksgiving out there, everyone. thanks for watching. by the end of december, we ll be delivering through 12 blizzards blowing 8 front yards blinding 6 snowballs flying 5 packages addressed by toddlers that s a q 4 lightning bolts 3 creepy gnomes 2 angry geese