# republican nominee for gov MN, 2 DWIs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-nominee-for-gov-mn-2-dwis/548671>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [July 31, 2010, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-nominee-for-gov-mn-2-dwis/548671 "2010-07-31T08:46:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-nominee-for-gov-mn-2-dwis/548671/21 "2010-08-24T05:29:53Z")

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> [@Cisco](#):
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> I’ve always maintained that anybody can fuck up and get a DUI. Two or more, though, means you’re an alcoholic.

The data backs you up on this. I don’t have a cite handy, but people who have one DUI have about the same risk of alcoholism as the general public. An overwhelming majority of people with two DUIs are alcoholics, and three is practically diagnostic.

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**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-nominee-for-gov-mn-2-dwis/548671/22 "2010-08-25T01:13:06Z")

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