Daily Digest for October 29, 2020 Posted at 7:45 a.m. by Michael Olson |
Good morning, The political geography of Minnesota is pretty simple these days: Democrats are dominant in and around the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, while Republicans pile up votes in most of greater Minnesota.
But underneath this vast urban-rural divide are shifting trends that could determine the winner in November’s presidential election.
MPR News reporter David Montgomery digs into Donald Trump's narrow 2016 loss in Minnesota. To better understand where Trump's support came from and why he outperformed many previous Republican presidential candidates in the state.
A changing mix of voters could decide three midwestern battlegrounds via APM Research Lab'
Minnesota’s 1st: Will the growth in college educated re-flip this recently flipped district? Minnesota’s 7th: Will the increase in Latino voters there allow “a unicorn” to hang on??Nebraska’s 2nd: What does the growth of 10,000-20,000 new voters mean for this toss-up congressional district??? Not to mention the potentially key electoral vote that goes along with it. There are 13 races that will determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate. Minnesota didn't make the list. Check this out now and save for your election night monitoring.
Friday: Mike Mulcahy will host candidates in the Minnesota's 5th and 4th House Districts. Submit your question now.
With Election Day less than a week away, anxiety, distrust and suspicion are running high. Activists and extremists on both the right and left are worried the other side will somehow steal the election, and they're making plans for what to do if they believe that's happening.
Experts in global conflict warn this is a toxic brew and that conditions are ripe for conflict and maybe even violence in the U.S. There's a good chance that no clear winner will emerge on election night, and experts are concerned about what will happen after that — especially if protesters and counter-protesters collide in the streets.
Find guides to absentee voting, candidates and more Election 2020 coverage here.
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