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In the Know: October 7, 2020

Days to the November Election: 27

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!

2020 Election
Getting Lots Of Political Messages On Your Phone? Welcome To ‘The Texting Election’NPR

Attorney General Keith Ellison
New Council Created To Enforce Construction Worker StandardsWCCO

Democratic Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Elect Joe Biden, America, New York Times
How to watch the vice presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Mike PenceVox

DFL CD1 Candidate Dan Feehan
FULL INTERVIEW: Dan Feehan talks healthcare and more in one-on-oneKTTC

Economy
Trump just crushed stimulus talks, endangering the U.S. economy and 26 million on unemployment, Washington Post
Powell says U.S. economy needs more fiscal supportMarketwatch
Goldman: Democratic Sweep Would Be a Plus for U.S. EconomyThink Advisor

Education
Dispatches from education’s front linesWashington Post

Governor Tim Walz
Walz hosts COVID-19 roundtable after Trump halts stimulus talksFox 9

Immigration
‘We Need to Take Away Children,’ No Matter How Young, Justice Dept. Officials SaidNew York Times

Minnesota Legislature 
Battle of the nice guys: Will State Sen. Matt Little, DFL-Lakeville, fend off GOP challenger Zach Duckworth?MN Reformer

Minnesota News
Medicare shift could force changes for 10,000 in stateStar Tribune
How to vote in the 2020 elections in MinnesotaStar Tribune
Minnesota reports all-time high of confirmed COVID-19 infections from unknown sourcesStar Tribune
Distance learners catalyst for Mankato secondary hybrid schedule changeMankato Free Press
Nature Conservancy buys 2,110 acres in heart of Superior National ForestDuluth News Tribune
Madison Healthcare Services undertaking $15 million project on its western Minnesota campusWest Central Tribune
Hormel Foods joins dine, shop and share for No Kid Hungry CampaignAustin Daily Herald
Winona County breaks 1,000 COVID-19 case mark; local higher education institutes react,Winona Daily News

Representative Angie Craig (CD2)
Hearing Wednesday in lawsuit over postponed 2nd District electionKMSP

Representative Betty McCollum (CD4)
Rep. Betty McCollum faces surprise GOP candidate in Fourth Congressional DistrictStar Tribune

Representative Collin Peterson (CD7)
Peterson and Fischbach debate agriculture and coronavirusKVRR
Candidate Profile: Collin Peterson For U.S. HousePatch
Endorsement: Peterson in 7th DistrictBemidji Pioneer

Representative Dean Phillips (CD3)
LTE: Vote with climate in mindSun Sailor

Senator Amy Klobuchar
Klobuchar: Dems have a package ready; it’s on Trump to come to tableMSNBC

Senator Tina Smith 
U.S. Senator Tina Smith tours MorrisStevens County Times

U.S. News
Fauci: As many as 400,000 Americans could die from coronavirusThe Hill
Florida extends voter registration deadline after website crashesCBS News
U.S. unveils long-anticipated restrictions on H-1B guest worker program, CBS News
U.S. Economy Is at Risk With Stimulus Still UncertainNew York Times
Supreme Court rejects GOP attempt to get rid of ranked voting in MaineCNN

World News
Nearly 40 nations criticize China’s human rights policiesAssociated Press News
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to scientists who discovered CRISPR gene editing tool for rewriting the code of life’CNN
Australia’s finance minister says government is preparing to invest in the strength of recoveryCNBC
New Zealand Stamps Out the Coronavirus. For a Second Time.New York Times
Trudeau government survives key confidence vote, BBC

Republicans
Republican fears grow over rising Democratic tideThe Hill
Arizona Senate debate turns on Trump, CNN
These Toss-Up Senate Races Could Flip Or Further Secure A GOP Majority, NowThis
Trump statistically tied with Biden in Arizona district the president won by 11 points in 2016: poll,The Hill

Republicans in Minnesota
Subject of Project Veritas voter fraud story says he was offered bribe , Fox 9
‘MyPillow guy’ Mike Lindell to announce decision on running for governor after election,MN Reformer
Trump campaign slashes TV ads in Minnesota, trails in pollsFox 9

Republican Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates Donald Trump and Mike Pence 
Trump’s Not Superman. He’s Superspreader., New York Times
Kudlow refuses to say whether Trump wore a mask in his return to work,CNBC
In late-night tweets, Trump changes course on coronavirus relief talksABC
Trump reverses course on coronavirus relief talks, dangles new $1,200 stimulus checksNBC
White House Covid-19 outbreak overshadows vice-presidential debateThe Guardian
Top US immunologist quits health role over Trump Covid response, The Guardian
The worst day of polling for the president this cycle.A day when even the good news was bad for him., New York Times


DFL Pop Up Shop
The DFL Party is traveling across Minnesota to distribute yard signs, buttons, t-shirts, and other campaign merchandise!  For more information on when we will be in your city, follow this link!

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 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.
    • 7:30 to 10:00 PM — Vice Presidential Debate, airing on broadcast and cable channels and streamed on multiple online platforms
  • 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.
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