In the Know: October 5, 2020

Days to the November Election: 29

29 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
The DFL Party is traveling across Minnesota to distribute yard signs, buttons, t-shirts, and other campaign merchandise!  

Pop up shop schedule:
Tonka Bay/Shorewood/Excelsior: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PMManitou Park, 5418 Manitou Rd, Excelsior, MN 55331
Chanhassen: 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM6770 Chaparral Ln, Chanhassen MN 55317

Agriculture News
New Economic Contribution Study of Agriculture Shows Industry Adds More Than $37B to Minnesota EconomyBelle Plaine Herald
2020 corn chopping moving along after ‘painful’ 2019, INFORUM

Democratic Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Dr. Jill Biden makes stops in Twin Cities, rallies with women in MinneapolisKMSP
Biden campaign aims to keep focus on COVID-19 response as Trump is treated in hospital,Reuters
Biden again tests negative for coronavirusPolitico

DFL CD 8 Candidate Quinn Nystrom 
Biden endorses Nystrom in 8th District, Duluth News Tribune

Education
This World Teachers’ Day, here’s what teachers want you to knowCNN
MDH begins publishing COVID-19 case data from Minnesota schoolsKSTP
Union condemns hate, supports teacher following incident in DuluthDuluth News Tribune

Governor Tim Walz
Governor Tim Walz addressing the state’s response to COVID-19WCCO 
Gov. Walz Orders Flags At Half-Staff Sunday To Honor Fallen FirefightersWCCO  

Healthcare News
ACA Repeal By The Supreme Court Will Be Robin Hood In ReverseForbes

Minnesota News
Contact Tracing: Trump’s Minnesota Visit, Twin Cities Business Magazine 
Vote on Minnesota Supreme Court seat overshadowed by other racesMPR News
Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Nearly 2,500 more cases, 21 deaths over the weekend, MPR News 
Minnesota teachers of color grapple with extra pressuresStar Tribune 

Republicans
Not pro-life: GOP virus recklessness never endsWashington Post
How the GOP Turned Washington, DC, Into a COVID HotspotMother Jones
Tom Cotton Suggests GOP Senators With COVID-19 Would Break Quarantine to Confirm SCOTUS NomineeNewsweek
29 Ways Trump and the GOP Are Making It Harder to VoteMother Jones
GOP anxiety grows over Trump political roller coasterThe Hill

Republican Representatives Jim Hagedorn (CD1), Pete Stauber (CD8) and Tom Emmer (CD6) Flying on a Commercial Flight After COVID-19 Exposure
Minnesota Republicans fly Delta home from D.C. after COVID-19 exposureStar Tribune
Minn. GOP congressmen fly despite possible COVID-19 exposure, angering Delta passengersMinnesota Reformer
Caregiver Self-Quarantines After Flight With COVID-Exposed Minn. Congressmen: ‘This Is Time I’ll Never Get Back’WCCO 
DFL scorches 3 GOP lawmakers for flying after COVID exposure, Bring Me The News

Republicans in Minnesota
Minnesota GOP’s power couple ride political wavesStar Tribune

Republican Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates Donald Trump and Mike Pence 
Trump’s photo op raises new questions about how seriously he takes the virusCNN
Trump took photos, had roundtable with donors at Bedminster fundraiser hours before announcing Covid diagnosisCNN
President did not disclose 1st positive test, sources sayABC News
Where Trump went and who he met in Minnesota ahead of testing positive for COVID-19MPR News

Senator Amy Klobuchar
Klobuchar calls on Senate to delay Barrett confirmationFox News
Klobuchar asks U.S. Army to reinvestigate suicide death Of Minnesota soldier, KFGO  

Senator Tina Smith 
Sen. Tina Smith talks education during the pandemicNews8000 
U.S. Senator Tina Smith, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan Emphasize U.S. Supreme Court’s Impact on Reproductive Health Care in Minnesota, Red Lake Nation News  

Secretary of State Steve Simon
Sec Simon: mail-in voting way up in MNKTOE  

U.S. News
Covering climate change,  CBS 60 Minutes 
‘This is insanity’: Walter Reed physician among critics of Donald Trump drive-by visit, The Guardian  
The Election And A Fresh Obamacare Challenge Loom Over New Supreme Court TermNPR News  
Elderly and Homeless: America’s Next Housing CrisisNew York Times  

World News
Missiles, rockets and accusations fly as Nagorno Karabakh flare-up burns into second weekCNN 
Paris on maximum virus alert, closing bars, not restaurantsAssociated Press News  
Belarus announces sanctions list in retaliation against EUReuters 

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 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.