Good morning. Yesterday’s weather blew us away.

Super Tuesday is a day away and if you plan to vote but have questions, hopefully we can answer a few here. Minnesota is one of 16 states and territories that will cast ballots tomorrow in the party presidential nominating races. Brian has an explainer on how the primary works in the state and how it all factors into the delegate selection process. You can also read it in Spanish. 

Two things to watch: How much of the vote do the two frontrunners pile up? Will Nikki Haley push Donald Trump on the Republican side? Will Joe Biden see another vote bleed to the “uncommitted” line as he did in Michigan? MPR’s Clay Masters spent some time reporting on the protest vote that Biden faces over the war in the Middle East. Over the weekend, the Biden administration came out more forcefully for a ceasefire but one hasn’t been agreed to yet. Some Minnesota legislators joined the uncommitted contingent, too.

In case you missed it, we talked to Republican Party Chair David Hann and DFL Chair Ken Martin . Both were guests on Politics Friday. They encouraged participation in the primary — the parties get valuable information about the voters who cast ballots — and talked about the vulnerabilities of their party’s presidential front runners. Martin addressed the issue about President Joe Biden’s age: “Guess what — I have news for folks, President Biden’s old. But you can’t change that, right? Isn’t it amazing what this guy has done as an 80-year-old in office these last three and a half years.” Hann acknowledged Trump’s struggles in the suburbs. “It’s hard to gauge,” Hann said, if that’s changed. Both said they anticipate a close election. Catch up on the conversation here.

Braver Angels Minnesota has announced a statewide campaign to reduce hostility and polarization in politics. The campaign, called “Reduce the Rancor, Minnesota,” will kick off at the University of St. Thomas on the evening of March 11. Hann and Martin are the special guests. The campaign will involve actions by organizations that sponsor the event and call on Minnesotans to take at least one action to lower the temperature in their conversations about politics. You can learn more here. 

Repair or replace? That’s one of the political messaging disputes at the state Capitol this year as a set of bills introduced this year addresses laws past a year ago. Dana Ferguson compiled this story on some of the laws getting a fresh review. Republicans say the new work is needed to “repair that damage from all the Democratic control done by the out-of-control spending by all their mandates that they put on everything from schools to businesses,” as Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson said last week. House Speaker Melissa Hortman said Republicans are grasping for a message. “If the only thing they can come up with is that every year that the Legislature meets we refine the laws, that doesn’t seem like a punch that’s really going to land very hard,” she told Dana.