In the Know: September 25, 2020

Days Until the Election: 39

39 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!

Early voting!
Check out iwillvote.com/mn to learn more about early voting in person or by mail!

DFL Pop Up Shops in CD3 Today:

Eden Prairie: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 6990 Alpine Trail, Eden Prairie, MN 55346
Plymouth: 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM, 16405 39th Place North, Plymouth, MN 55446 Bloomington: 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM, 4733 W 99th St, Bloomington, MN 55437

Democratic Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
How Biden Might Change Trump’s Immigration Policies, Washington Post  

DFL CD 1 Candidate Dan Feehan 
Meet the Candidate: Dan Feehan, KEYC News Now  

Election News
Why Four Pivotal Swing States Likely Won’t Be Called On Election NightFiveThirtyEight

Environmental
‘Light Years Ahead’ Of Their Elders, Young Republicans Push GOP On Climate ChangeNPR  
Global warming driving California wildfire trends – studyBBC LaborJobless claims climbing in sign of ongoing distress in labor market, CBS News 

Governor Tim Walz
What would Minnesota Republicans do differently than Walz on COVID-19?Star Tribune 

Minnesota Legislature
Minnesota Republican senator turns George Floyd’s murder into pro-life argumentCity Pages
Minnesota Republican asks if residents are ‘prepared’ if Black Lives Matter ‘comes to our city’,City Pages
Rematches key to control of the Minnesota Legislature, MPR News  

Representative Angie Craig (CD2)
Second Congressional District race delayed after death of Legal Marijuana Now candidate, Star tribune 

Representative Ilhan Omar (CD5)
Ilhan Omar: If Democrats want to win, focus on nonvotersWashington Post 

Senator Amy Klobuchar 
Klobuchar Joins Bill Calling For Justice Ginsburg Capitol Monument, KXRA

Senator Tina Smith
Sen. Tina Smith to Republicans privately concerned with Trump “What matters is how you vote”, WCCO Radio

Minnesota News
COVID-19 cases already closing some Minnesota school buildingsMPR
COVID-19 cases spike at two federal prisons in MinnesotaStar Tribune
A Very Confusing Trip To Minnesota That Sums Up A Very Confusing Presidential CampaignBuzzfeed

U.S. News
Court Orders Census Counting To Continue Through Oct. 31; Appeal ExpectedNPR
House Democrats prepare new $2.4 trillion stimulus plan with unemployment aid, direct payments, CNBC
US still in first COVID-19 wave and should be prepared for ‘challenge’ of fall and winter, Fauci saysCNN

World News
Facebook suspends fake Russian accounts, warns of U.S. election hack-and-leak threatReuters
Putin nominated for Nobel Peace PrizeThe Hill
Germany Dismisses Military Intelligence Official After Neo-Nazi ScandalsNew York Times
Thousands of Xinjiang mosques destroyed or damaged, report findsThe Guardian

Republican Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates Donald Trump and Mike Pence 
Trump’s health care ‘vision’ punts on two major issuesCNN
Trump’s team plots his departure — even if he won’tPolitico
Trump’s Plan to Send Seniors $200 in Drug Coupons Is Unlikely to Come ThroughNew York Magazine

Republicans
Florida Republicans Take Aim At Efforts To Pay Felons’ Fines So They Can VoteNPR
Republicans lose a round in Pennsylvania mail voting disputeAssociated Press
How Republicans in key states are preparing to run out the clock on the electionCNN

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
  • September 25
    • 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM— DFL Pop Up Shop, 6990 Alpine Trl, Eden Prairie, MN 55346
    • 2:00 to 6:00 PM — DFL Pop Up Shop, 4733 W 99th St, Bloomington, MN 55347
    • 2:00 to 6:00 PM — DFL Pop Up Shop, 16405 39th Place N, Plymouth, MN, more information here.
  • September 26, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM — SD44 DFL Online Fall Party, log in to meet your DFL neighbors here. Online games, music from local artist Annie Enneking, skit by Seeing Red. More information here.
  • September 27 to 28 — Yom Kippur
  • September 28
    • 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM — DFL Pop Up Shop with Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
    • 2:00 to 6:00 PM — DFL Pop Up Shop, Wayzata, MN, location TBD, more information here.
  • September 29, 8:00 to 9:30 PM — Presidential Debate, Case Western Reserve University, more information and it becomes available.
  • October 1, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD46 DFL Virtual Central Committee Meeting, contact them for specifics.
  • October 5
    • 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM — DFL Pop Up Shop, Excelsior, MN, location TBD, more information here.
    • 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