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19 days until the Aug. 14 primary
58 days until early voting opens
104 days until Election Day

2018 Election
Voting is now open! Go to dfl.org/voteearly to request an absentee ballot to vote by mail or vote in person. Click here for early voting locations.

There are so many great reasons to vote in the Aug. 14 primary. What’s yours?

Continue reading “In the Know: July 26, 2018”

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21 days until the Aug. 14 primary
59 days until early voting opens
105 days until Election Day

2018 Election
Voting is now open! Go to dfl.org/voteearly to request an absentee ballot to vote by mail or vote in person. Click here for early voting locations.

There are so many good reasons to vote in 2018 to move #OurMN forward. What’s yours?

Continue reading “In the Know: July 24, 2018”

NOTE:  We’ve had some issues with incoming emails, so will be posting Monday’s DFL In the Know today:

22 days until the Aug. 14 primary
60 days until early voting opens
106 days until Election Day

20 days until the Aug. 14 primary
59 days until early voting opens
105 days until Election Day

2018 Election
Voting is now open! Go to dfl.org/voteearly to request an absentee ballot to vote by mail or vote in person. Click here for early voting locations.

What Minnesotans are thinking: Surveying the surveyors as the primary election approaches, MinnPost

There are so many good reasons to vote. Why are you voting?

Continue reading “In the Know: July 25, 2018”

2018 Election — Primary
Voting is now open! Go to dfl.org/voteearly to request an absentee ballot to vote by mail or vote in person at your county courthouse or government center. Check here for a list of cities that provide in-person early voting.

Julie Blaha, the DFL-endorsed candidate for state auditor, is voting to move Minnesota forward for her grandkids. How about you? #mnvotesearly #OurMN

Continue reading “In the Know: July 20, 2018”

26 days until the Aug. 14 primary
64 days until no excuse absentee balloting opens for the Nov. 6 election
110 days until Election Day

2018 election — Primary
Voting is now open! Go to dfl.org/voteearly to request an absentee ballot to vote by mail or vote in person at your county courthouse or government center. Check here for a list of cities that provide in-person early voting.

2018 Election — Governor
The Sierra Club will endorse Rep. Erin Murphy for governor. morningtake Continue reading “In the Know: July 19, 2018”

27 days until the Aug. 14 primary
65 days until no excuse absentee balloting opens for the Nov. 6 election
111 days until Election Day

2018 Election — Primary
Voting is now open! Go to dfl.org/voteearly to request an absentee ballot to vote by mail or vote in person at your county courthouse or government center. Check here for a list of cities that provide in-person early voting.

2018 Election — Congress
2^nd District candidates Lewis and Craig clash on health care, MPR
8^th District money shows that DFL keeps up, Duluth News Tribune
Trump could be a blessing to the Democrats, says Phillips, The UpTake
Emmer and Lewis mum on Trump and Russia as Paulsen criticizes anew, Star Tribune

Continue reading “In the Know: July 18, 2018”

28 days until the Aug. 14 primary
66 days until no excuse absentee balloting opens for the Nov. 6 election
112 days until Election Day<

2018 Election — Primary

2018 Election — General
Record number of women running for office in Minnesota, trend nationally, KSTP

2018 Election — Attorney General
Northfield native runs on DFL ticket for attorney general, St. Peter Herald Continue reading “In the Know: July 17, 2018”

29 days until the Aug. 14 primary
67 days until no excuse absentee balloting opens for the Nov. 6 election
113 days until Election Day

2016 Election
Moscow now accused of US election meddling in indictment, Star Tribune
Secretary of State Steve Simon has 10 days to hand over voter information, a judge has ruled, Star Tribune

Three immediate political ramifications from the Russian intelligence official indictments:

It lands at an inopportune time for President Trump: He is days away from meeting one-on-one with Russian President Vladimir Putin. That meeting was already controversial, and now Trump could be forced to do something he’s been reluctant to do: confront Putin about election meddling.

It lands at a pretty good time for Trump’s critics: They are fresh off finding a new figurehead, beleaguered FBI agent Peter Strzok, to argue that Republicans are trying to undermine the Russia investigation. Continue reading “In the Know: July 16, 2018”

33 days until the Aug. 14 primary

72 days until no excuse absentee balloting opens for the Nov. 6 election

118 days until Election Day

2018 Election — Primary

Early voting now open. Go to dfl.org/voteearly to fill out an application to vote by mail. You can vote in person at your county courthouse or government center. Click here for a list of cities where you can vote early in person.

2018 Election — General

Navigator Research poll:

• Across party lines, Americans are most concerned about maintaining Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage for patients with pre-existing conditions.
• Although the next Justice’s support for abortion rights is important to a wide majority of Americans, they also care deeply about other issues, like gun laws and protecting the ACA.
• Many Americans are concerned that a Trump-appointed Justice will create a tilted, partisan Court that won’t hold Trump accountable for his abuses of power.
• Crucially, many Americans need facts and context on what’s at stake in the Supreme Court debate. For example, rather than simply citing Citizens United, explaining the implications of the case can go a long way toward making an effective argument.

Continue reading “In the Know: July 13, 2018”