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 Economy, Belle 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 Minneapolis, KMSP
Biden campaign aims to keep focus on COVID-19 response as Trump is treated in hospital,Reuters
Biden again tests negative for coronavirus, Politico
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 know, CNN
MDH begins publishing COVID-19 case data from Minnesota schools, KSTP
Union condemns hate, supports teacher following incident in Duluth, Duluth News Tribune
Governor Tim Walz
Governor Tim Walz addressing the state’s response to COVID-19, WCCO
Gov. Walz Orders Flags At Half-Staff Sunday To Honor Fallen Firefighters, WCCO
Healthcare News
ACA Repeal By The Supreme Court Will Be Robin Hood In Reverse, Forbes
Minnesota News
Contact Tracing: Trump’s Minnesota Visit, Twin Cities Business Magazine
Vote on Minnesota Supreme Court seat overshadowed by other races, MPR 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 pressures, Star Tribune
Republicans
Not pro-life: GOP virus recklessness never ends, Washington Post
How the GOP Turned Washington, DC, Into a COVID Hotspot, Mother Jones
Tom Cotton Suggests GOP Senators With COVID-19 Would Break Quarantine to Confirm SCOTUS Nominee, Newsweek
29 Ways Trump and the GOP Are Making It Harder to Vote, Mother Jones
GOP anxiety grows over Trump political roller coaster, The 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 exposure, Star Tribune
Minn. GOP congressmen fly despite possible COVID-19 exposure, angering Delta passengers, Minnesota 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 waves, Star 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 virus, CNN
Trump took photos, had roundtable with donors at Bedminster fundraiser hours before announcing Covid diagnosis, CNN
President did not disclose 1st positive test, sources say, ABC News
Where Trump went and who he met in Minnesota ahead of testing positive for COVID-19, MPR News
Senator Amy Klobuchar
Klobuchar calls on Senate to delay Barrett confirmation, Fox News
Klobuchar asks U.S. Army to reinvestigate suicide death Of Minnesota soldier, KFGO
Senator Tina Smith
Sen. Tina Smith talks education during the pandemic, News8000
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 MN, KTOE
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 Term, NPR News
Elderly and Homeless: America’s Next Housing Crisis, New York Times
World News
Missiles, rockets and accusations fly as Nagorno Karabakh flare-up burns into second week, CNN
Paris on maximum virus alert, closing bars, not restaurants, Associated Press News
Belarus announces sanctions list in retaliation against EU, Reuters
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.