Days Until the Election: 64
DFL Action Center
64 Days OUT – Let’s get to work!
If you’d like to help the DFL Party fight for criminal justice reform, better schools, wages, our environment, and health care, click here to get more involvedthere are events happening in your area!
Biden-Harris Yard Signs
We’re excited to announce that Biden-Harris yard signs are now available! Click this link to order yours today! As you may have heard, Donald Trump is spending over $14 million on ads right here in Minnesota, and every sign you order helps us fight back by funding the DFL Party’s grassroots organizing program!
Check out our Biden-Harris merchandise in the DFL Store!
Click here to see our new shirts, signs, and stickers!
2020 Election
Why Minnesota Could Be The Next Midwestern State To Go Red, 538
‘It’s a coin toss here’: will swing voters in this Wisconsin county stick by Trump?, The Guardian
Agriculture
Fertilizer rules to start this week, but will they curb Minn. groundwater’s nitrate problem?, MPR
Attorney General Keith Ellison
AG Ellison joins lawsuit against Trump administration over reduced reviews for federal projects, Fox 9
Donald Trump and Mike Pence
Now is not the time for divisiveness’: Wisconsin governor urges Trump not to visit Kenosha, Washington Post
Trump administration unleashes a new effort to undermine election integrity, CNN
New Trump pandemic adviser pushes controversial ‘herd immunity’ strategy, worrying public health officials, Washington Post
Environment
Rampant destruction of forests ‘will unleash more pandemics’, The Guardian
Governor Tim Walz
Walz calls for federal support as need for child care increases, KSTP
Governor Walz announces approval of Lost Wages Assistance application, KFGO
Minnesota gets federal approval for additional $300 weekly unemployment benefits, Pioneer Press
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
STATEMENT BY VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ON THE DEADLY VIOLENCE IN PORTLAND, joebiden.com
This Week in South Florida: Kamala Harris, Local 10
Minnesota News
White House advisor Dr. Birx worries rural Minnesota isn’t taking COVID-19 seriously enough, Fox 9
Help Black people breathe again by shutting down polluting incinerators, MN Reformer
‘So grateful to be able to be here’: COVID-19 survivor thanks hospital staff who saved him, MPR
Skyrocketing demolition costs for riot-damaged Minneapolis, St.. Paul properties delay rebuilding, Star Tribune
Representative Collin Peterson (CD7, D)
TRUMP FAILED ON TRADE AND ETHANOL, SAYS DEMOCRATIC FARM FORUM, Successful Farming
House Ag chair backs Biden on killing Trump tariffs, Agri-Pulse
Representative Dean Phillips (CD3, D)
Phillips asks police to investigate campaign office break-in, MPR
Republicans
Some In GOP Fear Trump’s Push Against Mail-In Voting Could Harm The Party’s Chances, NPR
Swift Boat mastermind to launch massive super PAC to boost Trump, Politico
Republican Ron Johnson refuses to condemn alleged Kenosha shooter when pressed by CNN host, Salon
Senator Amy Klobuchar
‘Complete outrage’ over in-person election security briefings to Congress ceasing: Sen. Klobuchar, ABC News
Senator Tina Smith
Talking Points: Sen. Smith’s Poll Numbers Against Former U.S. Congressman Jason Lewis, WCCO
Sen. Smith believes funding the post office shouldn’t be a political fight, KVRR
U.S. News
Inside Trump’s pressure campaign on federal scientists over a covid-19 treatment, Washington Post
Students at for-profit colleges more likely to benefit from federal coronavirus aid, MN Reformer
Twitter removes tweet shared by Trump with false coronavirus statistics, CBS
World News
Israeli, U.S. officials arrive in United Arab Emirates to cement normalization deal, NBC
Coronavirus: India surpasses US for highest single-day rise in Covid-19 cases, BBC
Fears Beirut port chemicals would be stolen may have contributed to blast, Washington Post
German leaders condemn far-right attempt to storm Reichstag, ABC
Upcoming DFL Events
With COVID-19, we suggest you check with the hosting organization to see if meetings, etc. are being held.
- August 31, 5:00 to 7:00 PM — DFL Annual Women’s Leadership Virtual Event, more information and RSVP here.
- September 1, 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- September 2
- 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- September 3
- 7:00 to 8:00 PM — Voting 101: Registration and Voting by Mail Processes with Special Guest Secretary of State Steve Simon, more information and RSVP here.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- September 7 — Labor Day
- September 10
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD36 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- September 11 — Patriots Days
- September 14
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- September 16, 7:00 to 8:30 PM — No CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting this month
- September 18 through 20 — Rosh Hashana
- September 18 through November 2 — General Election Early Voting
- September 21 — Anoka County DFL Meeting, contact them for specifics
- September 22 — Fall Equinox
- September 27 to 28 — Yom Kippur
- September 29, 8:00 to 9:30 PM — Presidential Debate, Case Western Reserve University, more information and it becomes available.