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Politics Friday
Brian Bakst and Matt Alvarez

Politics Friday: Democrats seek a new leader with Minnesota’s DFL party chair in contention

Coming up Friday at noon

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Minnesota DFL chair Ken Martin takes the stage at the Minnesota DFL election results watch party in St. Paul on Nov. 5, 2024.
Ben Hovland | MPR News

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The Democratic National Committee will elect a new party chair this weekend. Minnesota’s Ken Martin, the current state DFL Party leader, is vying for the job.

Friday at noon, MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst and his guests talk about Martin’s run for the national party’s top post at a time where Democrats are regrouping.

And Republicans in the state have a new leader, too. Minnesota Republican Party Chair Alex Plechash was elected to lead Minnesota’s conservative party in December. He joins the conversation to share the state of his party.

Meanwhile, the the oddity of the session continues as the chamber in the House fails to reach a quorum and DFLers will take back the Senate after a special election. We’ll get the latest news, and a roundup of voices, from the state Capitol with reporters Clay Masters and Peter Cox.

Guests:  

  • Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison 

  • Minnesota Republican Party Chair Alex Plechash

  • MPR News senior politics reporter Dana Ferguson

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