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Election 2020

Election 2020

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

Have questions? #AskMPRNews. We want to hear your stories and insights, too. #TellMPRNews what you’re thinking about on social media or by emailing tell@mpr.org.

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Standoff looms over election security, provisional ballots

Standoff looms over election security, provisional ballots

Minnesota’s share of federal election security funding is hung up. Senate Republicans want a provisional balloting system to accompany authorization of the new spending.
by Brian Bakst

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Bloomberg makes debate stage, facing Dem rivals for 1st time

Bloomberg makes debate stage, facing Dem rivals for 1st time

The Democratic National Committee recently changed its rules for how a candidate qualifies for the debate, opening the door for Mike Bloomberg to be on stage and drawing the ire of some candidates who dropped out of the race for failing to make prior stages.
by The Associated Press

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Policast: Bipartisan push against robocalls; MN resort owners ask for state help

Today’s check-in on Minnesota politics from MPR News looks at an effort by Republicans and Democrats at the Capitol to end certain robocalls. Meanwhile, northern Minnesota resort owners are asking the state for help after bad ice conditions this season.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Rival Democrats accuse Bloomberg of trying to 'buy' election

Rival Democrats accuse Bloomberg of trying to 'buy' election

With the Nevada caucuses less than a week away, Democratic presidential candidates campaigning Sunday were fixated on a rival who wasn't contesting the state.
by The Associated Press

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Democratic hopefuls now test strength among minority voters

Democratic hopefuls now test strength among minority voters

The next stage in the nominating fight will test candidates such as Bernie Sanders, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg. Their success thus far has come in front of overwhelmingly white electorates in Iowa and New Hampshire. It’s also a potential last comeback opportunity for Joe Biden.
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Trump gives election-year embrace to NASCAR and its fans

Trump gives election-year embrace to NASCAR and its fans

The presidential motorcade took to the track to join in a warm-up lap after Trump had told the crowd that the racers and their teams were competing “for pure American glory.”
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Sanders attacks moderate rivals as voting begins in Nevada

Sanders attacks moderate rivals as voting begins in Nevada

“Democracy is not candidates going to the homes of billionaires raising money," Sen. Bernie Sanders charged in a thinly veiled attack against competitors like Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg, who have aggressively courted wealthy donors over the past year.
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In Nevada, Klobuchar's shifts on immigration under scrutiny

In Nevada, Klobuchar's shifts on immigration under scrutiny

Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar says she no longer believes English should be the national language of the U.S. The Minnesota senator is disavowing a vote she took more than a decade ago as she tries to build support in Nevada.
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