Days Until the Election: 32
32 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 involved there are events happening in your area! Consider signing up for a shift on a CD1 Phone Bank or CD2 Phone Bank!
Early voting!
Check out iwillvote.com/mn to learn more about early voting in person or by mail!
DFL Pop Up Shop — Tomorrow
Edina: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, 7001 Cahill Road, Edina MN 55439
Attorney General Keith Ellison
Attorney general expands program to help Minnesotans seal their criminal records, Bring Me the News
Democratics Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Biden being tested for coronavirus following Trump’s positive test,CNN
Biden And Harris Wish The Trumps A Swift Recovery, NPR
Biden is still leading in the polls, and voters say he won his first debate against Trump, CNBC
DFL CD1 Candidate Dan Feehan
Dan Feehn: 2020 Election Guide, WCCO
DFL CD8 Candidate Quinn Nystrom
Quinn Nystrom: 2020 Election Guide, CBS Minnesota
Economy
Latest layoffs do not signal a collapsing labor market, top economist Michael Darda suggests, CNBC
Election News
Gen Z and Millennial groups launch effort to build coalition of young voters ahead of 2020 election, CNN
When The Voting Is Done: Facebook, Twitter On ‘High Alert’ For Post-Election Threats, NPR
Environmental News
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest suffers worst fires in a decade, The Guardian
Governor Tim Walz
Minnesota Poll: Walz approval has slipped, but still strong, MPR
Federal judge dismisses Lewis’s lawsuit against Walz’s coronavirus executive orders, Grand Forks Herald
Immigration News
Trump Virtually Cuts Off Refugees as He Unleashes a Tirade on Immigrants, New York Times
Minnesota News
Southwestern Minnesota Wedding Labeled Minnesota’s Largest COVID-19 Social Spreader, CBS Minnesota
Nearly half of Minnesota trending toward drought status, MPR
Local legislative candidates make their cases, Brainard Dispatch
Prominent Minnesota Republicans in quarantine, seeking COVID-19 tests after Trump visit, Star Tribune
Representative Angie Craig (CD2)
Angie Craig: 2020 Election Guide, WCCO
Letter: Angie Craig is protecting seniors, The Sun This Week
Representative Collin Peterson (CD7)
Face to Face: MN 7th District Congressional Debate – Peterson vs. Fischbach, Lakeland PBS
Representative Dean Phillips (CD3)
Dean Phillips and Kendall Qualls vie for moderate voters in Twin Cities swing suburban district, Star Tribune
Dean Phillips: 2020 Election Guide, CBS Minnesota
Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5)
A day after refusing to condemn white supremacists, Trump aims a xenophobic attack at Ilhan Omar, New York Times
Republicans
Top GOP super PAC jumps into red-hot South Carolina race, Politico
Republicans narrow voter registration gap in swing states, CBS
Republicans in Minnesota
Minnesota GOP executive director leaves position, Star Tribune
Republican Presidential and Vice Presidential Donald Trump and Mike Pence
Trump Briefly Condemns White Supremacists, New York Times
Trump’s ugly rant in Minnesota shows why Republicans fear he’ll lose, WashPost
Trump’s Positive Coronavirus Test Upends Campaign in Final Stretch, New York Times
5 things we still don’t know about Donald Trump’s finances, CNN
Secretary of State Steve Simon
After Trump Comments, Sec. Of State Reiterates Integrity Of Absentee, Mail-In Voting, CBS Minnesota
Senator Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar Tells Trump ‘Goodbye’ after He Says He Will ‘Never Come Back’ to Minnesota If He Loses, NewsWeek
Senator Tina Smith
Tina Smith: 2020 Election Guide, CBS Minnesota
LIVE: MPR hosts 11 a.m. U.S. Senate debate between Sen. Tina Smith and Jason Lewis,Rochester Post Bulletin
U.S. News
House approves $2.2 trillion stimulus plan from Democrats with no bipartisan deal in sight, CNN
Mississippi becomes first state to lift statewide mask mandate, New York Post
Trump downplayed Hope Hicks’ Covid diagnosis on Fox hours before announcing he also tested positive, CNN
World News
The fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan, explained, CNBC
Macron outlines new law to prevent Islamic ‘separatism’ in France, The Guardian
Trump’s ex-national security adviser says president is ‘aiding and abetting’ Putin, Politico
DFL Headquarters Office Hours
Looking to buy yard signs or Biden-Harris merchandise? WE ARE FULLY STOCKED WITH SIGNS IN ALL SIZES! Stop by the DFL Headquarters on 255 East Plato Blvd in St Paul, we are now open to the public from 12:00-5:00PM Monday-Friday.
Upcoming Events:
- Today through November 2 — General Election Early Voting
- October 3, 1:oo to 5:00 PM — DFL Pop Up Shop, 7001 Cahill Rd, Edina, MN 55439
- October 5
- 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM — DFL Pop Up Shop, 5418 Manitou Rd, Excelsior, MN 55331
- 2:00 to 6:00 PM — DFL Pop Up Shop, 6770 Chaparral Ln, Chanhassen, MN 55317
- October 7
- 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.
- October 8
- 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM — DFL Pop Up Shop, Brooklyn Park, MN, location TBD, more information here.
- 2:00 to 6:00 PM — DFL Pop Up Shop, Maple Grove, MN, location TBD, more information here.
- 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.
- October 10, 1:30 to 3:00 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- October 12
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
- October 19, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — Anoka County DFL Meeting, contact them for more information.
- October 21, 7:00 to 900 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, no meeting this month, please focus on supporting campaigns in your district.
- October 22 — Presidential Debate, more information as it becomes available
- October 31 — Halloween
- November 1 — Daylight Saving Time ends
- November 3 — Election Day
- 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM — Polls open for in person voting. Not certain where to vote? Visit the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website here.
- November 4, 6:30 to 8:30 PM — SD50 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics
- November 5, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for meeting specifics.