Election 2020

Election 2020

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

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Voter guide: Build your ballot
MPR News, in collaboration with the League of Women Voters of Minnesota, is providing this voter guide to let you compare candidates and their positions on key issues in the 2020 election.
7 takeaways from the Republican National Convention
As the United States heads into the post-Labor Day sprint to Election Day, both parties are arguing that the soul of America is at stake. For Republicans, it's all about trying to stick the culture war to Biden.
As Trump targets Minnesota, DFLers want to see Biden
With Minnesota in the Trump campaign’s focus, Vice President Mike Pence makes another stop in the state. Joe Biden hasn’t come by yet during his presidential run.
Fact check: Trump's address to the Republican convention, annotated
President Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for president on Thursday. NPR reporters providing analysis of his remarks.
Biden, Harris criticize Trump response to unrest, pandemic
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris stepped up their criticism of President Donald Trump on Thursday, saying he’s rooting for violence amid unrest in Wisconsin and blasting him for a lack of leadership on the coronavirus pandemic, hours before Trump’s planned address on the final night of the Republican National Convention.
Listen: Vice President Mike Pence, Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst and others at Day 3 of RNC
Speeches from the third day of the Republican National Convention, including Vice President Mike Pence, Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem and others.
Fact-checking 6 claims Pence made about Biden's record in his RNC speech
Pence warned that a Biden administration would threaten American freedoms and crumble the nation's economy. In making that case, Pence deployed several inaccurate or questionable claims.
What did we learn from the conventions?
This year’s unconventional conventions are wrapping up. What did they tell us about the final stretch of the 2020 presidential campaign?
RNC wraps with Trump’s promise of ‘record prosperity’
“In a new term as president, we will again build the greatest economy in history, quickly returning to full employment, soaring incomes and record prosperity,” he said, as the country faces massive unemployment due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Key takeaways from Day 3 of the Republican National Convention
Vice President Mike Pence stressed a law and order message as protests over racism and policing continue. Republicans also worked to shore up support from suburban women and contrast visions of the future.