In the Know: July 24, 2018

NOTE:  We’ve had some issues with incoming emails, so will be posting Monday’s DFL In the Know today:

21 days until the Aug. 14 primary
59 days until early voting opens
105 days until Election Day

2018 Election
Voting is now open! Go to dfl.org/voteearly to request an absentee ballot to vote by mail or vote in person. Click here for early voting locations.

There are so many good reasons to vote in 2018 to move #OurMN forward. What’s yours?




2018 Election —  U.S House of Representatives
Democrats’ chances of winning the House are rising, thanks to a rapidly expanding number of GOP-held seats in play, Axios’ Alexi McCammond reports:

  • Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia, a leading analyst of House races, projects this morning for the first time that Democrats have a better than 50 percent chance:””[T]he Democrats now look like soft favorites to win a House majority with a little more than 100 days to go.
  • Sabato, along with his Crystal Ball team at the University of Virginia Center for Politics, has been among the most conservative analysts, repeatedly telling us that House control was a coin flip, despite widespread projections of a Democratic takeover.
  • But this morning, the Crystal Ball moves its ratings for 17 House races — every one of them in Democrats’ favor.

2018 Election — Governor
GOP governor candidate Jeff Johnson shares his view, MPR
Check out this amazing ad for Erin Murphy: A new kind of politics.


2018 Election — Attorney General
Matt Pelikan seeks to make the AG’s office more progressive, WCCO

2018 Election — State Legislature

2018 General Election News
Nevada could elect first-ever female-majority statehouse, Star Tribune
Democrats see openings at state levels, thanks to Trump resistance, New York Times
Why aren’t more millennials voting? MPR

Economy
Immigrant workforce is critical to Minnesota’s economic growth, Star Tribune

Education
The number of minority-majority schools in Minnesota has doubled in the last five years, MinnPost

GOP

Health Care

Getting ahead of the opioid crisis, Mesabi Daily News


Immigration Crisis

U.S. says 463 migrant parents may have been deported without kids, Reuters


Public Safety

Murphy wants improved handling of sexual assaults, MPR
Public officials call sexual assault stories ‘horrific,’ Star Tribune
When rape is reported in Minnesota and nothing happens, Star Tribune

Shark Week

Trade Qar
GOP to step up pressure on Trump as trade war intensifies, The Hill


Trump
Trump considering revoking 6 ex-Obama officials’ clearance, Star Tribune
Trump’s approval rate inches higher, buoyed by Republican support, Wall Street Journal
Dems grapple with Trump’s resilience, The Hill

U.S. Supreme Court
Democrats are desperate for Sen. Heidi Heitkamp’s vote on Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Star Tribune

Upcoming DFL Events

  • Today through August 13 — Primary early voting. More information here.
  • July 27, 12:00 PM — Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schafer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance on Fridays from 12pm to 1pm at the corner of Brookdale & Xerxes in Brooklyn Park.
  • July 28 and 29 — DFL 100 Days Out Days of Action, our goal is to knock 20,000 doors this weekend. Be part of this #trueblue weekend to elect #mndfl candidates dedicated to moving Minnesota forward. Volunteer here.
  • July 31, 6:30 PM — State DFL OIC Meeting, DFL Headquarters, 255 Plato Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55107.
  • July 31, 7:00 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, check their Facebook page for location
  • August 1, 6:00 PM — Ethiopian Coffee Hour Hosted at the DFL Field Office, 4407 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55406
  • August 1, 7:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, location TBD
  • August 3, 12:00 PM — Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schafer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance on Fridays from 12pm to 1pm at the corner of Brookdale & Xerxes in Brooklyn Park.
  • August 4 — SD34 DFL at Lions’ Park, Maple Grove, MN, more information as it becomes available.
  • August 7 — National Night Out, check your local municipality’s website for locations
  • August 8, 6:00 PM — Ethiopian Coffee Hour Hosted at the DFL Field Office, 4407 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55406
  • August 9, 7:00 PM — SD34 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Maple Grove Library, 8001 Main St N, Osseo, MN 55369
  • August 9, 7:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Activity Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
  • August 10, 12:00 PM — Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schafer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance on Fridays from 12pm to 1pm at the corner of Brookdale & Xerxes in Brooklyn Park.