Election 2020

Everything you need to know about the local, state and federal elections in 2020.

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September 18, 2020 6:05 AM

'We're rolling with it': Election workers scramble to adjust to changing voting rules

Pennsylvania's governor and state Legislature — as well as the national political parties and campaigns — have been at odds, leading to election workers doing what they can to help voters keep up.

by Pam Fessler

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September 18, 2020 5:19 AM

Biden, Trump pitch to voters in northern Minnesota

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, who is leading in most Minnesota polls, made his economic case for president Friday during a low-key appearance at a carpenters union hall near Duluth. The president rallied his supporters at the airport in Bemidji.

by Dan Kraker, Brian Bakst and John Enger

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September 18, 2020 4:00 AM

Sign of the times: Politics roil Bemidji

The presidential campaign comes to Minnesota Friday with Democrat Joe Biden in Duluth and President Donald Trump headed to Bemidji. Trump is expected to draw huge crowds and probably some protesters. Bemidji is Trump country — but it’s also divided and agitated.

by John Enger

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September 18, 2020 4:00 AM

Count on it: Election Day voting in Minnesota starts now

Early and absentee balloting opens Friday in Minnesota, one of the first states in the country where voters can show their enthusiasm or just get their role in the election over with.

by Brian Bakst

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September 17, 2020 4:27 PM

U.S. judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail

A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide, calling them “a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the Postal Service” before the November election.

by The Associated Press

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September 17, 2020 2:58 PM

Trump aims to boost rural turnout in critical Wisconsin

Making his fifth visit to the pivotal battleground state this year, President Donald Trump views success in the state’s less-populated counties as critical to another term.

by The Associated Press

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September 17, 2020 11:00 AM

Election night could become election week this year

As with most things in 2020, election night will look different than ever before. Here’s what to expect.

by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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September 17, 2020 9:59 AM

Pence returns to Minnesota, Wisconsin after Trump, Biden visits

The vice president will start a bus tour Sept. 24 in Eau Claire, Wis,, where he will speak at the building materials company Midwest Manufacturing Inc. before traveling to Minneapolis to meet with Cops for Trump.

by The Associated Press

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September 17, 2020 8:37 AM

How to make sense of recent political polls in Minnesota

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump in five new polls of Minnesota voters. Rob Daves, the principal at Daves and Associates Research in Minneapolis, spoke with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer about how to make sense of the latest state polling.

by Cathy Wurzer and Aron Woldeslassie

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September 17, 2020 4:00 AM

Republicans hoping Kistner can flip Craig seat in 2nd District

National Republicans think they have a good chance to take back Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District seat, which Democrats flipped in the midterm election two years ago. First-term DFL incumbent Angie Craig is trying to fend off a challenge from first-time candidate Tyler Kistner.

by Mark Zdechlik

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