Trump got more votes in Minnesota in 2020 than he did in 2016. But Biden got way more than Clinton did
As in past elections, the Democrat’s victory was driven by votes from the Twin Cities suburbs.
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What to watch for on election night in Minnesota
From bellwether Legislature races to congressional district vote totals, here are the things MinnPost writers will be paying attention to as Minnesota starts counting votes Tuesday.
Why Democrat Dean Phillips is considered a safe bet to win Minnesota’s formerly solid Republican Third District
The Third District went over to Democrats in the 2018 election wave. It looks set to stay that way.
D.C. Memo: Every election is special
This week from Washington, what’s going on in the Second District, the changing Eighth, and McCollum on Trump’s State Department.
In a redder Eighth District, Stauber moves comfortably to the right
The northern Minnesota district used to be reliably Democratic. Now, its Republican representative isn’t running from his party — in fact he’s trying to sound even more conservative.
D.C. Memo: Politicians Among Us
This week from Washington, Amy Coney Barrett up for a full Senate vote, Collin Peterson wants to go back, and the first MinnPoll (!!).
Poll reveals stark divisions between Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota voters on critical issues
“Place is becoming a political identity now, ” says the University of Minnesota Duluth’s Cynthia Rugeley.
D.C. Memo: Amy v. Amy
Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination moves forward, political ad spending across Minnesota, and Minnesota likely isn’t the swing state the Trump campaign wants it to be.
Klobuchar questions Barrett on Affordable Care Act, voting rights — and gets no answers
Klobuchar has now questioned three Trump nominees to the Supreme Court as a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
How Minnesota’s biggest political players are mobilizing voters amid the pandemic
While precautions around COVID-19 have changed how the so-called ground game is being conducted by political groups in Minnesota this year, they haven’t eliminated it.
Minnesotans were waiting for more COVID-19 relief. Trump says it’s not coming.
Trump abruptly ended all stimulus negotiations on Tuesday afternoon.
What Trump’s new executive order actually means for mining in Minnesota
In the short term, not much.
What we know about Trump’s time in Minnesota before testing positive for coronavirus
Where he went. Who he met. And who traveled with him.
D.C. Memo: Second District, second election?
This week from Washington, Rep. Jim Hagedorn’s consultant, Rep. Angie Craig’s unusual election and the NRCC again.
D.C. Memo: ‘We’re going to have to see what happens’
This week from Washington, Rep. Tom Emmer runs the show, the mayor of Bemidji talks about Trump’s visit, and why you may have to wait longer for election results.
Under Tom Emmer, NRCC embraces QAnon-affiliated candidates
While publicly disavowing the QAnon conspiracy, Emmer and the National Republican Congressional Committee are still backing candidates that have publicly promoted the fringe theories.
We’re going to have to wait a little longer for election results this year
With a big uptick in mail-in voting driven by the pandemic and tight contests in several key states, it may take a few more hours — or days — than usual to know the result of the 2020 presidential election.
D.C. Memo: Betting the farm
This week from Washington, the agriculture industry wants to keep Collin Peterson right where he is; a House resolution on discrimination; and what Amy Klobuchar is up to.
For the mayor of Bemidji, Trump visit is ‘monumental’ — but complicated
Bemidji Mayor Rita Albrecht is helping facilitate the president’s campaign stop, a highly anticipated event for the city of 15,000 people. At the same time, she’s running as a Democrat for a seat in the Minnesota Senate.
Why (and where) Amy Klobuchar will still be a factor in the 2020 election
Klobuchar is one of the few DFLers popular in Greater Minnesota, where Republicans have come to dominate in recent elections.
