Good morning, When it comes to weather, this could be one of the more tranquil elections days on record for the U.S. The medium-range weather maps suggest a mostly dry and mild weather pattern across the U.S. by next Tuesday. And mild dry weather could help boost voter turnout. The Supreme Court is siding with Republicans to prevent Wisconsin from counting mailed ballots that are received after Election Day. MPR News is following a challenge to Minnesota's ability to count ballots after election day. If you have a mail in ballot send it in today if you can to ensure it makes it to the election office before Election Day.
Biden goes on offense in Georgia while Trump targets Midwest One week until Election Day, Joe Biden is going on offense, heading Tuesday to Georgia — which hasn't backed a Democrat for president since 1992 — and pushing into other territory where President Donald Trump was once expected to easily repeat his wins from four years ago. The Democratic presidential nominee planned to travel to Iowa, which Trump took by 10 points in 2016, later in the week. His running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, is heading to Arizona and Texas, where Republicans haven't lost any statewide office since 1994 — the nation's longest political winning streak. The aggressive schedule is a sign of confidence by the Biden team, which is trying to stretch the electoral map and open up more paths to 270 electoral college votes. But after Democrats flirted with GOP territory in 2016, only to lose those states as well as their traditional Midwestern strongholds, Biden's campaign is mindful of overreaching. Trump is staying focused on the so-called "blue wall" states that he flipped in 2016: Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, where he'll return on Tuesday to hit West Salem just three days after holding a Janesville rally. -- Associated Press Worst place, worst time: Trump faces virus spike in Midwest Trump's pandemic response threatens his hold on Wisconsin, where he won by fewer than 23,000 votes in 2016, said Marquette University Law School poll director Charles Franklin. "Approval of his handling of COVID is the next-strongest predictor of vote choice," behind voters' party affiliation and their overall approval of Trump's performance as president, Franklin said. "And it's not just a fluke of a single survey." The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Sunday that among U.S. states, Wisconsin had the third highest rate of new cases for the previous seven days. Iowa was 10th.-- Associated Press
Digital gatekeepers try to get ahead of misinformation and abuse "A week out from Election Day, online platforms are bracing for impact, making announcements and conducting internal tests to show they're ready for chaos," via Axios. Because of a court decree, properly cast ballots that are in the mail by Election Day will count if they’re received by Nov. 10. That grace period is being contested, with the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals expected to weigh in this week. MPR News reporter Brian Bakst has more.
What does it mean to be a Christian and navigate disinformation in the digital age? MPR News reporter Catharine Richert brings us this story about a Minneapolis church that has been exploring this question in a pivotal election year, when falsehoods and conspiracy theories have dominated the political discourse and divided friends and family.
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