Daily Digest for August 28, 2020 Posted at 7:45 a.m. by Michael Olson |
Good morning. Trump wraps up the Republican National Convention by trying to make the election less about him As much as the Republican National Convention was all about Donald Trump, the president and his campaign needed to try to make the election a little less about him. Trump's approval rating has barely budged since he's been in office. It's had the smallest range of any president since Jimmy Carter and has not been net-positive since two weeks after his inauguration. A majority of Americans disapprove of the job Trump is doing on the coronavirus and think he's fanning the flames of racial division. So running solely on his record would put Trump at a disadvantage in this election.
As the United States heads into the post-Labor Day sprint to Election Day, both parties are arguing that the soul of America is at stake. For Republicans, it's all about trying to stick the culture war to Biden. 7 takeaways from the Republican National Convention. Read an annotated fact check of the president's speech.
On the heels of the Republican National Convention, Vice President Mike Pence pays a visit to Duluth on Friday, marking the fourth time he or President Donald Trump has come to the state this year.
The Democratic ticket hasn’t been through, and that’s causing some anxiety among some party activists who acknowledge that Minnesota is a true battleground for the first time in a long time. DFLers want to see Biden |
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